Hyderabad: Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao on Wednesday laid the foundation for a set of lift irrigation schemes at Nellikal in Nagarjunasagar assembly constituency. These included repair works for water supply via Nellikal lift irrigation through distributaries 8 and 9 from the LLC pump house to HLC distributor.
Foundation stone was laid in Devarakonda assembly segment for the Pagilla lift irrigation, Kambalapalli lift irrigation, Sambapuram Pedda Gattu lift irrigation, Pedda Munagala lift irrigation and AKBR lift irrigation schemes.
Under Miryalguda assembly segment, work was initiated for the Dunnapothula Gandi, Ballepally Chapla Thanda lift irrigation, Kesavapuram Kondrapol, and Bothalapalem Wadapalli lift irrigation schemes.
Under the Nagarjuna Sagar assembly segment, work was initiated for the CC lining of Sagar Left Canal from 1.8km to 70.52km.
Under Huzurnagar, Kodad Assembly segments, the works were initiated for the Muktyala branch lift irrigation, Jaanpahad branch distributary CC lining, Muktyala branch canal, CC linking of other tanks and modernization projects.
Foundation stone was laid also for CC lining of the Sagar left canal from 70.52km to 115.4km and for development works.
Foundation stones for all these works were laid by the CM at Nellikal. The CM examined the maps related to the works and collected information from the officials.
As per the local Banjara tradition, the auspicious “Karobar” band was put on the CM’s wrist by the local Rangunla Banjara temple priest. Traditional pooja was held at the foundation stone laying place.
Addressing a public meeting later, KCR vowed to complete all these projects within a year and a half. “If I fail to do so, the TRS will not seek votes in the next assembly elections in 2023,” he said.
