Submit DPRs on projects to CWC: CM KCR
Hyderabad: Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao on Sunday directed the Irrigation officials to submit the Detailed Project Reports (DPRs) pertaining to irrigation projects proposed on Godavari River to the Central Water Commission (CWC) immediately and obtain necessary permissions to take up the works. He asserted that the DPR on Dr BR Ambedkar Pranahitha Project should be submitted to the Commission as well as the Godavari River Management Board on a priority basis, to obtain required permissions at the earliest.
Reviewing the progress of various irrigation projects proposed on Godavari River at Pragathi Bhavan here, the Chief Minister expressed displeasure over lack of response from the Commission and the inordinate delay of more than five months to the DPRs submitted for irrigation projects including Sitarama, Sammakka Sagar, Mukteshwara (Chinna Kaleshwaram) Lift Irrigation Scheme (LIS), Chenaka Korata Barrage, Choutupalli Hanmanth Reddy LIS and Modikunta Vagu projects. He asked the officials to furnish all the additional information sought by the CWC and obtain necessary permissions to expedite the works.
Further, the Irrigation officials were instructed to consult the CWC and take steps to remove the five projects on Godavari River tht are listed in the recent gazette notification. They were also asked to invite tenders for the irrigation projects’ works scheduled to be taken up during this year.
The Chief Minister suggested that the officials invite tenders for lift irrigation schemes proposed for construction on the Nagarjuna Sagar Left Bank Canal; balance works of Kaleshwaram LIS in Kamareddy and Yellareddy Assembly constituencies; balance works on Palamuru-Rangareddy project in Rangareddy and Vikarabad districts; barrage to be proposed as part of Dr BR Ambedkar Pranahita Project; Chennur LIS and Gattu LIS as well as Kupti project proposed on Kadem river. With completion of these projects, the construction of important irrigation projects proposed by the State government will be completed.
Expedite construction of State Secretariat: CM
The Chief Minister also reviewed the progress of works pertaining to the new State Secretariat Building Complex which is nearing completion, and asked Roads and Buildings Minister Vemula Prashanth Reddy to speed up all the works simultaneously with regard to landscaping, security buildings and other works. Since the new Secretariat will have a strong and foolproof security system, he instructed the officials to consult DGP M Mahender Reddy and take necessary measures. He also wanted them to expedite construction of the state-of-the-art Police Command Control Building in the city.
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