Assembly winter session extended

Hyderabad: Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao is all set to make yet another day-long presentation on irrigation projects and the implementation of welfare schemes. It may be mentioned here that KCR had himself announced that the ongoing winter session would be extended by 10 days.

According to officials, KCR is preparing a detailed report on each irrigation project, including the hurdles being faced by the government in executing the projects and the financial constraints after the demonetisation. Top officials in the Irrigation Department said the discussion on irrigation projects would be spread over two days.

The Minister would initiate the debate and the Chief minister would wind up the discussion by placing all the details on the status of the each project in the House. The agreements entered with Maharastra government on the construction of Tummidihatti, Medigadda and Chanaka Korata inter -state projects and the status of prestigious Kaleswaram and Palamuru- Ranga Reddy project would also be explained during the debate.

The Chief Minister, it may be recalled, had created a record by making a PowerPoint presentation on irrigation projects in the Assembly on March 31 this year and also unveiled his vision to create one crore acres of ayucut by completing all pending projects through redesigning and reengineering.

KCR also would like to make the government stand clear on every welfare scheme launched for BC, SC, ST and Minority communities and other weaker sections like toddy tappers and fishermen. The government is also likely to explain its stand on 12 per cent reservation for Muslims and STs during the debate

Officials said that the BAC (Business Advisory Committee) would decide the schedule for debate on irrigation and welfare schemes at the meeting to be presided over by Assembly.