INDIA'S GREEN GLORY

The progress achieved by Telangana in agriculture sector is a role model to the nation. It is the only State in the country that is according top priority for welfare of farmers and spending crores of rupees for development of the agriculture sector... TELANGANA HAS SO FAR SPENT RS 2,16,000 CRORE TOWARDS IMPLEMENTATION OF RYTHU BANDHU, RYTHU BIMA, 24 HOUR FREE POWER SUPPLY AND CONSTRUCTION OF IRRIGATION PROJECTS... THIS REFLECTS THE STATE GOVERNMENT'S COMMITMENT TOWARDS WELFARE AND DEVELOPMENT OF FARMERS... -K CHANDRASHEKHAR RAO, Chief Minister

Telangana has emerged as India’s green glory. Thanks to the pace at which it had regained its lost allure as a granary, the land is being looked upon as an enchanting paradise today. Horticulture gardens and plantations that stretch lushly on either side of the highways and rural roads are unusual of its past and they are the visible reality of its quick transformation. Consecutive failure of monsoons, recurring drought, mounting debts, and the unending story of farmers’ suicides were once the order of the day. It is altogether a different story now.

Haunted by money lenders, thousands of families of farmers and farm workers deserted their homes and farms and moved to distant towns and cities in search of fresh meadows. Devoid of livelihoods, people were forced by the wretched conditions they lived in and many preferred to sell agricultural lands for a song. There were instances where lands were traded off for milch animals as the scarcity conditions that persisted for long years rendered farming the most baneful activity.

The lands had no takers those days and people pinned no hope on them. But today agricultural lands are the most sought-after. A piece of land has turned dearer than a nugget of gold. Costing no less than Rs 25 lakh to Rs 50 lakh an acre anywhere in the State, there is hardly any seller. Even in the remotest pockets, vast tracts of land are seen lying verdant even under the harsh sun.