144 cr for desilting tanks in Rangareddy district

144 cr for desilting tanks in Rangareddy district
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Transport Minister P Mahender Reddy inaugurated the desilting work of Maisamma tank near Kulkacharla mandal headquarters on Wednesday. Speaking on the occasion, Mahender Reddy said that 3,718 tanks are located in Ranga Reddy district out of total 46,000 tanks across the State.

Parigi (Rangareddy): Transport Minister P Mahender Reddy inaugurated the desilting work of Maisamma tank near Kulkacharla mandal headquarters on Wednesday. Speaking on the occasion, Mahender Reddy said that 3,718 tanks are located in Ranga Reddy district out of total 46,000 tanks across the State. He informed that the State government has sanctioned Rs 144 crore for taking up desilting works of 500 tanks in the district under the Mission Kakatiya project.

Mahender Reddy said that Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao and Irrigation Minister T Harish Rao are ready to spend crores of rupees towards tank restoration works. “Rs 10 crore was sanctioned to take up the desilting works in 125 tanks under Parigi Assembly constituency,” he added. He asked farmers to use the silt removed from tanks in their farms.

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