Complete works by March-end: Minister Harish Rao

PALMUR IRRIGATION PROJECT

Irrigation Minister T Harish Rao reviews progress of pending projects with higher officials

Hyderabad: Minister for Irrigation T Harish Rao on Friday reviewed the progress of irrigation projects, such as Bheema, Kalwakurthy, Nettempad and Koilsagar in Mahbubnagar district. Officials of Irrigation and Revenue Departments, besides civil contractors attended the meeting.

The meeting discussed the problems being faced by the civil contractors at the ground level and also reviewed the package on every project contract. The Minister stressed the need to complete all the pending projects by June next year.

He also explained that the Bheema project was conceived to irrigate 2.03 lakh acres, Kalwakurthy 3.04 lakh acres, Nettempad 2 lakh acres and Koilsagar 60,000 acres. Harish Rao told the contractors that all the works on these four pending projects should be completed by March-end under any circumstances.

Stating that the government would extend all possible assistance for completion of these projects, he warned the contractors and the engineers concerned of consequences if there was any negligence and delay on their part. The meeting also decided to initiate measures as per law against those who failed to rise to the occasion and complete the assigned task.

The meeting also discussed about the land acquisition process for the pending works of these projects and directed the Special Collector (Land Acquisition) to acquire the lands required as per the GO No. 123. Harish Rao also said such meetings with all stakeholders to review the progress of the works on these four projects would be held every fortnight.

Ministers Cherlakola Lakshma Reddy, Jupally Krishna Rao, MP Jithendar Reddy, Principal Secretary, Irrigation S K Joshi, C Muralidhar Rao, District Collector T K Sridevi, TSMDC Managing Director Ilambarthi and others were present at the meeting.