Land under irrigation in T-region less: Minister

Of the 1,54,13,995 acres of land under irrigation in the State, Telangana region has just over 54 lakh acres being tilled.

This was revealed by Major Irrigation Minister P Lakshmaiah during Question Hour in the Legislative Council on Tuesday.

Admitting that the land under irrigation in Telangana region is less than that of the Coastal Andhra, Lakshmaiah said farmers in the region were being exhorted to increase production with the help of scientific farming methods.

Replying to a question by members KR Amos and T Bhanu Prasad (Cong), he said 78.06 lakh acres of land was under irrigation in Coastal Andhra region as against 54.13 lakh acres in Telangana region and 21.93 lakh acres in Rayalaseema region.