Overview
- Telangana has formally recognised drought‑like conditions in about 215 mandals and has asked the Centre for relief and a special Rs 20,000 crore package.
- BRS leader K. T. Rama Rao has accused the state government of allowing large releases of Godavari and Krishna water since June and of underusing lift‑irrigation pumps to fill local reservoirs.
- Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy has rejected those claims and pointed to inter‑state allocation figures that show Andhra Pradesh received larger shares from the rivers.
- Thermal plants are running low on fuel, with Yadadri reported to have roughly five days of coal; Union Minister G. Kishan Reddy said directions were issued to arrange linkages from other Coal India subsidiaries to keep plants running.
- Political leaders are demanding probes into Singareni Collieries Company Limited over alleged missing stock and proposed foreign coal imports while officials say discrepancies reflect bookkeeping errors, raising risks of power cuts and rising costs for consumers and farmers.