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Contingency plan to tackle El Nino in Telangana
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Govt appoints Cabinet Sub-Committee on El Nino
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Contingency plan to tackle El Nino in Telangana
Hyderabad: StateChief Secretary Sanjay Jaju on Monday directed officials to prepare micro-level contingency plans to prevent drinking water and electricity shortages due to the impact of El Niño. State Electricity Department was instructed to use available power economically. Air conditioners should be operated at a temperature setting of 25 degrees Celsius only whenever necessary during the daytime in the government offices and their use should be significantly reduced after 6 pm.
The Chief Secretary also directed officials to take all necessary measures to ensure maximum electricity generation at all thermal power stations in the state. Jayesh Ranjan, Special Chief Secretary to the government, stated that permission to drill borewells in Hyderabad should be granted only for drinking water purposes and in accordance with established regulations. No new borewells should be permitted for construction or other activities.
However, permission was being granted to deepen existing borewells exclusively for drinking water requirements. He also said that a special enforcement drive was underway in Hyderabad to address the illegal installation of motor pumps on municipal water taps to draw excessive quantities of water. The operation was being conducted in coordination with Hyderabad Disaster Response and Asset Protection Agency (HYDRAA) and other agencies to identify and remove illegal water pumps. Beginning November 1, treated water from sewage treatment plants (STPs) would be supplied to construction sites in Hyderabad through green water tankers.
Meanwhile, the government constituted a Cabinet Sub-Committee headed by Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka on El Nino on Monday. The sub-committee would review and make recommendations to overcome drought and El Nino conditions regularly.
The committee members - N Uttam Kumar Reddy, Ponguleti Srinivasa Reddy, Seethakka, Tummala Nageswara Rao and Vakiti Srihari - will hold regular meetings and suggest the government to tide over the crisis arising out of El Nino weather conditions till June 2027. “The Cabinet Sub-Committee will regularly monitor the situation from time to time for taking appropriate measures to overcome the drought and El Nino conditions in the state. It will also take up issues to be raised with the Centre,” an official release said.
State Government Advisor K Ramakrishna Rao has been entrusted with the responsibility of coordinating between the sub-committee and the various departments along with providing updates on the situation to the government.
