Hyderabad: Prime Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao has instructed Water Resources officials to complete the works on the Palamuru Rangareddy Lift Irrigation Scheme (PRLIS) by the end of December this year. He also wanted them to work with full dedication and complete all the works of the pending projects in the Krishna basin in a timely manner.
At a high-level meeting held here in Pragathi Bhavan on Sunday, the prime minister examined the progress made with PRLIS and the need to speed up the works. He recalled that his speeches were never concluded without mentioning the water crisis in Mahabubnagar and the problems of Nalgonda during the separate Telangana state movement.
“The rulers of the time deliberately kept Telangana projects hanging. After the founding of the state, these pending projects are completed one by one. People with certain interest created problems and obstacles for the completion of the Palamuru Rangareddy project by filing cases in the courts and obtaining residence orders. But still we continue with the determination with more determination, ”he said.
The state government completed pending projects such as Kalwakurty, Nettempadu, Bhima and partial works of Jurala and became fertile 11 lacres in southern Palamuru. The prime minister asked officials to draw up an action plan to complete unfinished work at a rapid pace. ‘The works must be continued to get inspiration from the Kaleshwaram project. In any case, the works on the Palamuru Rangareddy lift irrigation scheme must be completed by December, ”he added.
Furthermore, the Prime Minister noted that there is a difference between the water flow of the river Godavari and Krishna. The flow of Godavari will be more as it traverses, but the flow from Krishna is less.
“In addition, with the eastern banks of the Krishna River, such as Karnataka and Maharashtra, building projects and the neighboring state drawing water through pipes and due to lack of rain, the availability of Krishna water has decreased and reached danger levels.” background, he stresses the need to utilize the rightful part of the state in Krishna water to the last drop, for which all ongoing projects on the Krishna River, including the Palamuru Rangareddy elevator irrigation scheme, must be completed on warfare.
Chandrashekhar Rao proposed that Krishna river water be drawn down to make Palamuru a fertile and crop-producing land. He said that this project can be linked to the Jurala project. He also talked to ministers and officials about acquiring land for the Lift Irrigation Scheme, rehabilitation measures, setting up the power stations, digging the canals, setting up the pumps and related works. He also discussed in detail about funds needed for the acquisition of land, hanging works, needed reservoirs and other works. He also wanted to know if there is currently a need to increase the storage capacity and the full tank level of these reservoirs.
The prime minister wanted pumps to be installed at Narlapur, Edula and Vattem. He instructed the engineers to complete the tunnel works from Narlapur to Edula by June. He also questioned officials about the delay in work on Vattem up to Karivena Canal and the canal lining, despite the government releasing the funds on time. The general secretary of water resources Rajat Kumar, the CMO secretary Smita Sabharwal and the chief engineer Muralidhar Rao were asked to do a weekly review of the works by going on the field visit. He made it clear that the necessary funds are being made available to the officials at various levels to complete the projects quickly. He cites the Department of Water Resources as the lifeline of Telangana State.
Ministers Niranjan Reddy, V Srinivas Gold, Telangana State Planning Board Vice President B Vinod Kumar, MLAs P Laxmareddy, Marri Janardhan Reddy, Guvvala Balraju, Abraham, Anjaiah Yadav, Krishna Mohan Reddy, Narender Reddy, Ala Venkateswar Reddy, CMJammo Rajender Secretary Smita Sabharwal, General Secretary for Water Resources Rajat Kumar, E-in-C Muralidhar Rao, Adviser Penta Reddy, SEs of Palamuru Rangareddy Lift Irrigation Scheme and other officials attended the meeting.
Source: Telangana Today