Khammam Ministers failed to complete Sitarama Project: KTR

BRS working president KT Rama Rao accused three Congress Ministers in Khammam district of failing to complete the Sitarama irrigation project despite 80 per cent of the works being finished. He alleged that the Congress government deceived farmers and promised that BRS would complete the project if voted back to power.

Khammam: The three Ministers in Khammam district holding powerful portfolios have failed to complete the Sitarama Project, meant to irrigate seven lakh acres, alleged BRS working president KT Rama Rao.

Former Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao initiated the project with an estimated cost of Rs 10,000 crore to make use of river Godavari waters. Around 80 percent works have been completed by spending Rs 8,000 crore.

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But, Deputy Chief Minister Bhatti Vikramarka, Revenue Minister Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy and Agriculture Minister Tummala Nageswara Rao failed to complete the remaining 20 percent works in the past two-and-a-half years, Rama Rao said.

Addressing the BRS party workers at Sathupalli in the district on Wednesday he assured that the party would take steps to complete Sitarama Project as soon as Chandrashekhar Rao comes to power in the next Assembly elections.

Rama Rao complained that the Congress party in the past deceived Khammam farmers by failing to execute Rajiv Sagar and Indira Sagar projects. Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy went to New Delhi 72 times but could not get any funds for the State’s development.

Chandrashekhar Rao was the only Chief Minister in the country who sought to provide input costs to farmers and credited Rs 73, 000 crore in the accounts of farmers under Rythu Bandhu in 11 seasons.

But Revanth Reddy skipped payment of Rythu Bharosa three times in the past two and half years, Rama Rao said while finding fault with the government’s stand on paddy procurement that Telangana could procure only as much paddy as the Centre permits.

Every section in the society was deceived by the Congress government. Now, the entire Telangana community wants the BRS to return to power and Chandrashekhar Rao to become Chief Minister for the third time, Rama Rao noted.

Referring to the urea app introduced by the government to supply urea to farmers he said if BRS was given a majority of seats in the upcoming Assembly elections, the party would do away with the app. Urea would be delivered right to the farm fields with just a phone call.

Deputy Chief Minister Vikramarka who told the public to keep the guarantee cards safely should answer the public for failing to deliver the promises. Revanth Reddy, who promised to make one crore women crorepatis, should at least make them lakhpatis by depositing Rs 1.5 lakh due to them, Rama Rao demanded.

Rama Rao asked the BRS cadres to be vigilant during the statewide special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls and ensure that no eligible voter’s name was removed. He also urged party workers to make the upcoming digital membership drive a grand success.