Conducted a awareness programme on improved water management technologies in field crops on the eve of World Water Day and also visited maize minikits at Karimnagar District on 22nd March, 2025

An awareness programme on improved water management technologies in field crops was organised at Adopted Village Nagulamallial of Kothapally of Karimnagar District on 22nd March 2025 by Agricultural Research Station. The theme of World Water Day 2025 is ‘Glacier Preservation’.Glaciers are critical to life and their melt water is essential for drinking water, agriculture, industry, clean energy production and healthy ecosystems. Rapidly melting glaciers are causing uncertainty to water flows, with profound impacts on people and the planet. Global reductions in carbon emissions and local strategies to adapt to shrinking glaciers are essential. This World Water Day, all must work together to put glacier preservation at the core of our plans to tackle climate change and the global water crisis. Dr.P.Madhukar Rao, Scientist (Agro.) and Adopted Village Incharge briefed on the theme of value of water and Water Management in Paddy and also sensitized the farmers to implement alternate wetting and drying method for conserving water. Dr.A.Vijaya Bhaskar, Senior Scientist (Pl.Path.) detailed Water Management Strategies to mitigate Diseases followed by Dr.G.Usharani Scientist (Pl.Br.) and discussed on the Water Management in different crops along with water conservation technologies like drip and sprinkler and also the cultivation of ID crops has been informed to the house. All the queries pertaining to the standing crops in the village were put forth and interacted with the Scientists. The field diagnostic visit was taken up in Chilli crop where severe incidence of thrips was noticed and necessary control measures were suggested. Later, the minikits of maize KNMH-4191and DHM 206 were monitored and the performance of crop and incidence of pest and disease was recorded. The mini kit entry of Sesamum, green gram and drumseeder and broadcasted paddy fields were monitored and necessary suggestions were suggested to the farmers. The Mandal Agricultural Officer, Sri Krishna, Agricultural Extension Officer, Sri Tirupathi, FMC Company Employee Sri Kranthi and around 52 farmers have participated in the programme.