The govt will ensure maximum utilisation of the Godavari waters through the lift irrigation scheme, Uttam Kumar Reddy said
Uttam said chief minister Revanth Reddy had assured a special package of ₹6,000 crore for under-construction irrigation projects across Telangana, of which about ₹2,500 crore had already been released. The minister said the Devadula scheme was designed to lift about 38 TMC of Godavari water and provide irrigation to nearly six lakh acres. Because of neglect by successive govts, “It is unfortunate that a project of such importance, which was taken up nearly two decades ago, has remained incomplete.
Addressing the media after an extensive review of the project along with ministers Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy, D Anasuya and Rajya Sabha MP Vem Narender Reddy, Uttam said they identified bottlenecks in the project and discussed measures to overcome them. He said the govt would release the required funds immediately wherever the land acquisition process and award procedures had been completed, he said. He said Devadula had also received funds for land acquisition recently and said future payments would be made promptly upon completion of necessary procedures. Our govt is determined to complete it on priority,” he said.
A major focus was on land acquisition, rehabilitation and resettlement (R&R) and forest-related issues. Its benefits extend across a number of districts, including Hanumakonda, Warangal, Karimnagar, Jangaon, Yadadri-Bhuvanagiri, Suryapet, Siddipet, Medchal-Malkajgiri, Mulugu and Jayashankar Bhupalpally.
All available pumping facilities should be optimally operated so that maximum quantity of water can be conveyed to the command areas and reservoirs served by the project,” the minister said. “The govt will ensure maximum utilisation of the Godavari waters through the lift irrigation scheme. Hyderabad: Irrigation minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy on Tuesday said the Telangana govt has fast-tracked work on the Devadula lift irrigation scheme, and is aiming to complete the project by next year.