A workshop cum awareness programme on the importance of soil nature in relation to cropping pattern will be held on January 17 at Indervelli mandal head quarter village. The programme will be organised by the State government with the active participation of the National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning (NBSS and LUP), Nagpur.
Four teams of surveyors are currently busy collecting soil samples across Indervelli mandal as the Memorandum of Understanding between the Telangana government and the NBSS and LUP. According to NBSS and LUP Principal Scientist S.K. Ray, soil quality and other aspects will be determined as part of the survey which will help farmers select the kind of crop for which their soil is conducive.
