Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy has directed officials to speed up three irrigation projects to improve water supply and support farming across the state.
At a review meeting on Friday, he asked officials to prepare plans for the Tummidihetti barrage and speed up work on the Dindi and Achampet lift irrigation schemes.
For the Tummidihetti project, officials must prepare reports for talks with the Maharashtra government. The proposed barrage would stand 152 metres high and aims to provide irrigation water to two lakh acres in the undivided Adilabad district.
Revanth Reddy also directed officials to arrange water from the Edula reservoir for the Dindi and Achampet schemes. The plans include lifting 0.5 TMC of water for Dindi and 0.1 TMC for Achampet.
He further asked officials to arrange an additional 0.6 TMC of water from Srisailam and Narlapur to the Edula reservoir. He also called for work on pump houses, pumps and related facilities to begin without delay.
Deputy Chief Minister Bhatti Vikramarka and Irrigation Minister Uttam Kumar Reddy attended the meeting, along with other ministers and officials.
