KCR Insists Faster Delivery Of Tummilla Project

Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao (KCR) visited the proposed site of Tummilla lift irrigation at Jogulamba Gadwal district, which is expected to provide water for irrigation to nearly 87,500 acres in the region. KCR directed the officials to ensure that the first phase works of the project, which would lift water from Tungabhadra river and supply to RDS canal, works begin this year.

Addressing a gathering at the project site, he stated that the entire ayacut of 87,500 acres will get water through Tummilla irrigation on its completion. Also, the Tummilla and Gattu irrigation schemes would cater to a total of 1,20,000 acres between the Krishna and Tungabhadra river ayacut area, he said.

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The Chief Minister was accompanied by Irrigation Minister T.Harish Rao, Panchayat Raj Minister Jupally Krishna Rao, Planning Commission vice chairman S. Niranjan Reddy, TRS Parliamentary party leader K.Kesava Rao, IDC Chairman Shanker Reddy, Irrigation department ENC Muralidhar, SE Khagender, GENCO Director, SPCDCL Director Srinivas Reddy, CMO Secretary Smita Sabharwal, Collector Ronal Ross etc.