KADAPA: The undue delay in execution of irrigation projects taken up in the district under Jalayagnam has irked Chief Minister YS Rajasekhara Reddy.
Reviewing the progress of irrigation projects at a meeting here today, the Chief Minister expressed his ire at the officials for their failure to execute the works as per schedule. The irrigation works are going on at a snail’s pace due to the official apathy, he said.
The Congress Government had taken up Jalayagnam to provide better irrigation facility to every acre of land in the State. Official cooperation is a must for the success of development programmes and welfare schemes, he said,directing the officials to complete rehabilitation of Gandikota reservoir project oustees by the end of August.
Briefing mediapersons, District Incharge Minister Galla Aruna Kumari said the State Government had taken up several projects under Jalayagnam to improve irrigation facility in the droughtprone district.
The Chief Minister reviewed the progress of ongoing irrigation projects, including Telugu Ganga, first and second phases of Galeru Nagari Sujala Sravanthi, Gandikota lift irrigation project, CBR, PBC and Mylavaram canal modernisation works. About 70 to 80 per cent of irrigation works have been completed so far.
With the completion of the projects, 6 lakh acres of land in the district could be irrigated.
A sum of Rs 731 crore was sanctioned for CBR Right Canal, Gandikota lift irrigation scheme and micro irrigation of 2.04 lakh acres under PBC ayacut. A total of 35,838 acres were acquired for the projects against the requirement of 62,770 acres, she said.
Joint Collector M Girija Shankar, Zilla Parishad Chairperson D Jyothi Reddy, MPs A Sai Pratap, YS Vivekananda Reddy, MLCs B Chengalrayudu and Sheik Hussain, MLAs GV Prasad, K Prabhavatamma, NMD Ahmedullah, G Mohan Reddy, DL Ravindra Reddy, C Adinarayana Reddy, ZPTC members and irrigation officials were present.