Hyderabad, June 30 -- Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy has appealed to farmers to opt for rainfed crops in the present Kharif 2026 season and cut down on paddy cultivation, citing weak monsoons this year on account of the Super El Nino effect.

On Tuesday, June 30, Revanth Reddy, along with Deputy Chief Minister Bhatti Vikramarka and Agriculture Minister Tummala Nageswara Rao, released Rs 2,482 crore into the bank accounts of 41.37 lakh farmers across the state under the first phase of the Rythu Bharosa funds release, at an event held at Shilpakala Vedika in Madhapur.

Addressing the gathering, the Chief Minister said steps were being taken to ensure crop input financial assistance under Rythu Bharosa reached farmers in a timely man...