Drip system in 2,700 acres at villages adopted by CM

Narne Mallesh, a farmer in his 40s, has bought a filter and fixed it at his farm in Erravalli village of Markook mandal for the drip system being supplied by the sub-zone committee, to arrest any dust particles in the flow of water. He has previous experience of handling drip system at his field located at another place from the village, in about two-and-half acres. Mallesh is among the 1,200 farmers from Erravalli and Narsannapet villages in Markook mandal benefiting from the drip system being provided by the authorities free of cost. These two villages adopted by Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao are located in Gajwel constituency represented by him. The government has sanctioned about ₹ 48 crore as grant to implement the project on a pilot basis and it is aimed at inculcating the habit of adopting drip irrigation and reaping the benefits.