Hyderabad, April 7 -- The Telangana Human Rights Commission (TGHRC) has ordered the state government to immediately release 0.30 Thousand Million Cubic Feet (TMC) of water from the Singur dam in Sangareddy district, so that the standing crops in 20,000 acres of Medak district could be irrigated in their final stage before the Rabi 2026 harvest.

TGHRC Chairman Justice Dr Shameem Akther, took serious note of the non-release of irrigation water to farmers cultivating lands under the Ghanapur Anicut of Medak district, where the standing paddy crop was at a critical stage and faces imminent damage.

Observing that such inaction adversely affects the farmers' right to livelihood, dignity, and food under Article 21 of the Constitution of India,...