Srihari Sets 1-Month Deadline For Devadula Project Works
Srihari said that he is committed to completing the remaining works by June 2027 and to ensure irrigation water is available for two crops per year for every single acre of land.
WARANGAL: Station Ghanpur MLA and former deputy chief minister Kadiyam Srihari inspected the Devadula Project Phase-3, package-6 works near Sagaram village here in Zaffergadh mandal in Jangaon district on Thursday and urged farmers to cooperate with land acquisition and canal construction. He instructed irrigation officials to repair the Damsa canal and local tanks and proposed a plan to keep the Damsa and Zaffergadh tanks filled 365 days a year by linking them to the Palakurthi main canal.
Srihari said that he is committed to completing the remaining works by June 2027 and to ensure irrigation water is available for two crops per year for every single acre of land.
The MLA announced that a special joint meeting with revenue and irrigation departments will soon be conducted in Zaffergadh. He ordered the revenue officials to prepare village-wise reports on land issues to ensure quick resolution.
The MLA said that the Devadula project, which he initiated in 2003-04 as the then irrigation minister, has transformed the once drought-prone Jangaon region into a top rice-producing area in the state. He announced that his top priority it to bring Godavari water to every village in his constituency.
The project originally designed to cover 6 lakh acres, now has a revised budget of Rs 18,400 crore. In Zaffergadh mandal alone, package-6 is expected to provide water to 10,000 acres of land.