Governor assures help for rain-hit farmers

Hyderabad, March 8 : A delegation of former Telangana Ministers met the Governor and represented for an early payment of relief to the farmers affected in recent rains. They requested for release of water from Nagarjuna Sugar left Canal and also for ensuring power supply in the summer season.

The Governor assured all possible help to be extended to the farming community and other affected families after completion of enumeration. He said, he has already instructed the officials concerned in this regard.

He added the free supply of power is to be ensured to the small and needy farmers only and said it should not be misused by supplying to all farming community irrespective of their income levels.

He told the people’s representatives to help provide information and educate by creating necessary awareness on free power.

Former ministers Jana Reddy and Dr J Geetha Reddy, Karimnagar MP Ponnam Prabhakar and others were among the delegation that called on the Governor.  INN