Sri Ram Sagar Project waters a boon: Tummala

Sri Ram Sagar Project waters a boon: Tummala
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The government has allocated Rs 400 crore for the SRSP canal works as part of permanent solution to the region’s irrigation problems,” Tummala said, stating that it was found that lift irrigation schemes are not viable for the region. At least 70,000 acres will come under irrigation through the SRSP, the Minister said, referring to his plans to release SRSP waters to all the tanks in the region be

Khammam: Efforts are on to provide road connectivity to all the Tandas in Palair constituency, Minister for Roads and Buildings Tummala Nageswara Rao said.Inaugurating road construction works at Pocharam village under Kusumanchi mandal on Saturday, he said that the government has plans to take up the Phase-II works of Sri Ram Sagar Project (SRSP) canal in a bid to irrigate Palair region.

The government has allocated Rs 400 crore for the SRSP canal works as part of permanent solution to the region’s irrigation problems,” Tummala said, stating that it was found that lift irrigation schemes are not viable for the region. At least 70,000 acres will come under irrigation through the SRSP, the Minister said, referring to his plans to release SRSP waters to all the tanks in the region before Deepavali by the Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao.

He said that efforts are on to establish a hospital in Tirumalayapalem mandal headquarters.The government has earmarked Rs 450 crore to address the drinking water problem, Tummala said, stating that he had already directed the officials concerned to take care of some areas where people are facing difficulty due to non-availability of potable water.Stating that tenders for Sir Sitarama Project will be finalised on September 25, he said that works will get underway soon.

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