Telangana sets Rs 5,000 Cr for irrigation land acquisition

metro india news  I hyderabad

In a major push to accelerate irrigation projects held up by land acquisition, rehabilitation and statutory clearances, Irrigation and Civil Supplies Minister N. Uttam Kumar Reddy on Saturday said Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy had assured Rs 5,000 crore on priority for Land Acquisition and Rehabilitation and Resettlement works linked to irrigation projects across Telangana. He said about Rs 2,000 crore had already been released, while the remaining Rs 3,000 crore was under process.

 Addressing a comprehensive review of irrigation projects under implementation in the districts of  Karimnagar,  Jagtial,  Peddapalli  and  Rajanna Sircilla (erstwhile Karimnagar district), Uttam Kumar Reddy directed District Collectors and Irrigation officials to treat land acquisition, R&R, forest clearances and environmental approvals as priority issues and resolve them on a war footing. Agriculture Minister and district In-charge Minister Tummala Nageswara Rao, IT and Industries Minister D. Sridhar Babu, Transport Minister Ponnam Prabhakar and Social Welfare and Tribal Welfare Minister Adluri Laxman Kumar participated in the review along with elected representatives.

Uttam Kumar Reddy directed officials to immediately resolve the land-related issues and restart the balance works Mid Manair Left Canal.  He said the Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Reservoir at Pathipaka in Dharmaram mandal of Peddapalli district should put on fast track. The scheme is proposed to create 10,000 acres of new irrigation potential and stabilise 2.40 lakh acres under D-83 to D-94 of the Kakatiya Main Canal. The Rollavagu project in Beerpur mandal of Jagtial district, which is 96 per cent complete, also came up for detailed review.

The Minister directed officials to prepare a project-wise inventory of pending LA, R&R, forest and environmental clearance issues, indicating the amount required, present stage and deadline for resolution. 

He made it clear that every issue raised by elected representatives during the review must be converted into a specific action point and that action-taken reports should be placed before the next review.