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No more drought conditions in Mahabubnagar, says YSR

MAHABUBNAGAR: The Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy said that drought conditions would no longer prevail in Mahabubnagar district once all the ongoing irrigation projects are completed.

He was addressing a series of road-shows in Amarchinta and Gadwal Assembly segments in the district on Sunday.

Speaking on the occasion the Chief Minister said that the word drought would remain in the annals of Mahabunagar history as Kalwakurthy, Nettampadu, Bheema and Koilsagar lift irrigation projects that area being undertaken in the district would irrigate over 8 lakh acres in addition to the existing ayacut of Jurala and RDS projects.

The cost of these projects is Rs. 6,500 crore

He said that it took 26 years to complete Jurala project which will irrigate 1,02,000 acres and the cost escalated from Rs. 76 crore to Rs. 865 crore. But he added his government would complete all the ongoing four irrigation projects in the district within another two years and provide irrigation water to 8 lakh acres. The Chief Minister informed that so far 60 per cent of works were completed.

The Chief Minister asserted that migration of labour would be contained to large extent once the projects are completed.

Criticising Telugu Desam government, he said that it made only tall promises but had done nothing.

The Chief Minister who participated in several development programmes including inauguration of cotton market yard taken up with Rs. 3 crore at Gadwal town.

He also inaugurated municipal shopping complex laid foundation stone for Rajiv Swagruha benefiting 926 beneficiaries he also unveiled statues of late Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and Indira Gandhi.

Later he distributed loan cheques to the tune of Rs. 25 crore to members of women self-help groups and also announced an ITI or polytechnic college to Gadwal town and a bridge connecting Gurramgadda, an island to Gadwal town.

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