- El Nino risks disrupting the annual kharif crop, leading the central government to manage grain reserves via the FCI and allocate grains to state governments.
- The central government is managing the Food Corporation of India (FCI) grain reserves, setting policies for rice reserve sales, and considering ethanol diversion due to climate threats.
- Drought affects major rice producing states, prompting calls for intervention from the Food Corporation of India (FCI) regarding market stability and production issues.
- Rice prices are rising in Kurnool, prompting civil supplies to manage quality and exports to neighboring markets.
Drought and low water supply are impacting rice production across Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh.
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What happened
Drought and low water supply are impacting rice production across Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh.
Who's involved
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The entities involved
- RICE
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Tamil Nadu
state of India
- The Salem City Municipal Corporation is managing the local body's water supply infrastructure and has been contracted for a 25-year revamp.
- The government of Tamil Nadu is facing operational challenges in its core utility sector, including outsourcing essential functions to private agencies and failing to fill over 8,000 vacant meter reader posts.
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Karnataka
Indian state
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Andhra Pradesh
state in South India, India
Related events
- Acute drought conditions are threatening crops in Andhra Pradesh due to the impact of El Niño, which is exceeding earlier estimates.
- Drought conditions in Karnataka led to crop failure and financial losses for farmers.
- Drought concerns are reported in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, affecting agriculture in both states.
- State government is managing water supply issues in Visakhapatnam due to poor monsoon and rainfall deficit.
- Drought-bearing El Nino pattern is posing a key risk to the Indian agricultural sector, particularly impacting sugarcane cultivation in states like Karnataka and Maharashtra.