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Life-Saving Irrigation Scheme launched to protect orchards in Sri Sathya Sai district
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- The Andhra Pradesh Horticulture Department launched the Life-Saving Irrigation (LSI) Scheme in Sri Sathya Sai district to supply water via tankers to farmers whose borewells have dried up due to El Niño conditions. The government will bear 80% of the water cost, with specific allocations and subsidies provided for sweet lime, mango, and arecanut orchards.
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Updated - October 17, 2026 04:31 pm IST - PUTTAPARTHI
With borewells drying up and horticulture crops wilting due to El Niño-induced heat and deficient rainfall, the Andhra Pradesh Horticulture Department has launched the (LSI) Scheme to protect orchards.