Hyderabad: A bumper harvest of paddy has brought cheers to Telangana in the otherwise gloomy environment due to coronavirus-induced lockdown, resulting in the state's revenues coming to almost nil.
Thanks to completion of some key irrigation projects, including prestigious Kaleswaram and 24X7 electricity supply, India's youngest state, once described as most backward and parched, is on the way to emerge as the new rice bowl of India.
With record cultivation of paddy on nearly 40 lakh acres during the ongoing Rabi season, the state expects a yield of more than one crore tonnes, the highest for the season since creation of the state six years ago.
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