Farmers in Vikarabad district got a front-row seat to modern agriculture on Saturday, 7 November 2026, as Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy inaugurated the state government's prestigious Mega Rythu Mela at Hakeempet in the Kodangal assembly constituency — bringing technology, tools, and agro-industry under one roof for the farming community.

What filled the stalls at Hakeempet

The fair was no ordinary exhibition. Stalls at the Mega Rythu Mela showcased agricultural produce, modern farming equipment and implements, agro-based industrial products, and cutting-edge agricultural technologies — giving farmers direct access to innovations that rarely reach the village level. Chief Minister Revanth Reddy, accompanied by fellow ministers, personally walked through the stalls, asking detailed questions about the products on display.

Addressing the gathering, the Chief Minister urged every farmer present to visit each stall and absorb the modern techniques on offer — a hands-on call to action that framed the mela not as a spectacle but as a practical learning opportunity for Telangana's agricultural community.

Who stood alongside the CM at Kodangal

The inauguration drew a significant political and administrative turnout. Legislative Assembly Speaker G. Prasad Kumar attended alongside ministers Damodar Rajanarsimha, Tummala Nageswara Rao, D. Sridhar Babu, and Vakiti Srihari. Members of Parliament, Telangana Agriculture Commission Chairman M. Kodanda Reddy, other elected representatives, and senior officials were also present — signalling the state government's intent to treat this constituency-level event as a flagship agricultural outreach moment.

Kodangal, Rythu Melas, and a longer tradition

Kodangal is an assembly constituency within Vikarabad district, located in the western part of Telangana. Since the state's formation in 2014, successive governments have used district-level Rythu Melas as a mechanism to push seed awareness, machinery access, and market linkages directly to farmers — bypassing the slower channels of extension services. The Congress-led government that took office in December 2023 under Revanth Reddy has continued this practice, with the Hakeempet event representing its latest and most prominent iteration in this district.

For Telangana's farming households, the mela model offers something bureaucratic circulars cannot: the ability to touch, compare, and question — right there in the field.

Whether today's stalls translate into lasting adoption of modern inputs will depend on what follows — but the state government has now placed the bar visibly high in Vikarabad.