Telangana irrigation department revamp: Circles increased to 19 from 13

HYDERABAD: Revamping the irrigation sector to suit the needs and requirements of the department and administrative convenience, the Telangana government has increased the territorial jurisdiction of chief engineers from 13 to 19.
Chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao, who held a review meeting with irrigation officials on Tuesday said that it was decided to revamp the Irrigation department in the state as there was a vast difference in the situation that existed before the formation of the state and now. The irrigation facilities and ayucut due to construction of projects, canals, reservoirs, pump houses also increased the workload of the Irrigation department. This has forced chief engineers (CEs) of the Irrigation department as Heads, more territorial jurisdictions would be created. The Irrigation department unlike in the past where it was divided among many wings will now work under one Umbrella, the CM said.
During the meeting, it was decided primarily to make Adilabad, Mancherial, Jagtial, Karimnagar, Nizamabad, Kamareddy, Ramagundam, Warangal, Mulugu, Khammam, Kothagudem, Gajwel, Sangareddy, Nalgonda, Suryapet, Mahbubnagar, Wanaparthy, Nagar Kurnool, and Hyderabad as the territorial jurisdictions headed by CEs. All the projects, tanks, IDC Lifts, Reservoirs, Barrages, Pump houses, Canals, Sub Stations would be brought under their jurisdiction. The Irrigation department, which was divided as major, medium, small IDC wings, will henceforth function as one department and it would be called the Water Resources Ministry.
The CM decided to name Ghanpur Anicut in Medak Districts as Vana Durga Project.