Former Agriculture Minister S Niranjan Reddy questioned the government's plans for Rythu Bharosa and drought relief, alleging failures in irrigation, power supply and El Nino preparedness. He claimed crop losses across 28 lakh acres and economic damage exceeding Rs 50,000 crore.
Facing sustained pressure from the Opposition BRS, the Telangana government ordered round-the-clock pumping at the Devadula Lift Irrigation Scheme and released Rs. 146 crore for pending works while refusing to operate the Kannepalli pumps, citing expert safety concerns over the Medigadda, Annaram and Sundilla barrages.
Hyderabad: Special Chief Secretary for Irrigation Rajat Kumar on Monday reiterated that the State government was ready to submit the detailed project reports (DPRs) of new projects being constructed in the State as per the Union Jal Shakti Ministry’s directions. However, he reminded that the projects like Devadula, Palamuru-Rangareddy, Dindi and others were old projects […]
Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan said the State government embarked upon constructing major and medium irrigation projects with the objective of creating irrigation facility for one crore acre of land.
