Adilabad Officials Step Up Water Conservation Awareness Drive
They asked officials to sensitise villagers to the need to prevent water wastage and conserve groundwater.
Adilabad: District officials are creating awareness among farmers about cultivating crops suited to arid conditions in view of the El Nino effect and the possibility of water shortages in Adilabad district.
At a review meeting with village-level officials, district authorities discussed the anticipated impact of El Nino and water scarcity.
They asked officials to sensitise villagers to the need to prevent water wastage and conserve groundwater.
Collector Rajarshi Shah has been holding meetings with the irrigation, panchayat raj, electricity, revenue and other allied departments to review the effects of El Nino and the prevailing situation in villages.
On Saturday, additional collector S. Rajeshwar held a meeting with owners of hotels, restaurants, car washing centres and water plants to discuss water conservation and ways to reduce wastage.
He also suggested setting up solar power plants on apartments, shopping malls and petrol pumps to meet their electricity requirements.
Adilabad municipal chairperson Bandari Anusha and others were present.
