Archive · 29 Aug 2026
Telangana Farmers Commission Urges Revival of Minor Irrigation
The Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Commission gave a report to Chief Minister Revanth Reddy.
The report explains how Telangana can improve its small irrigation systems.
The commission wants special technical teams to help use water better.
It also wants small and large irrigation sources to be managed together.
The commission suggested creating a special law to protect ponds and tanks.
It said tank boundaries should be marked and illegal encroachments removed.
Restoring these water sources could improve water security and farming.
The Chief Minister also asked the commission to study crop choices, horticulture, and farmer producer organizations.
The Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Commission submitted a minor irrigation report to Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy in Hyderabad.
The commission recommended restoring a dedicated minor irrigation system with technical units to improve water-use efficiency.
It proposed command area-based management linking minor and major irrigation resources.
The report called for a special minor irrigation law, immediate identification of tank full tank level boundaries, and removal of encroachments.
Revanth Reddy asked the commission to focus on crop diversification, horticulture, crop rotation, and farmer producer organizations.
- Who
- The Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Commission, led by chairman M. Kodanda Reddy, submitted the report to Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy.
- What
- A report recommending measures to strengthen and restore minor irrigation sources was submitted.
- When
- The report was submitted on Saturday; the commission also briefed the Chief Minister on programs undertaken during the past two years.
- Where
- The meeting took place in Hyderabad, Telangana.
- Why
- The recommendations aim to improve water-use efficiency, protect tanks, strengthen water security, stabilize agriculture, and support rural livelihoods.
- Report topic
- Minor irrigation
- Submitting body
- Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Commission
- Recipient
- Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy
- System proposal
- Re-establish a dedicated minor irrigation system with technical units
- Management proposal
- Create command area-based systems linking minor and major irrigation resources
- Tank protection
- Formulate a special minor irrigation law, identify full tank level boundaries, and remove encroachments
- Additional priorities
- Crop diversification, crop rotation, horticultural cultivation, and farmer producer organizations
