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Security beefed up for Telangana's Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Scheme launch

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HYDERABAD: In view of the inauguration ceremony of Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Scheme on June 21, the TS police is taking measures to ensure foolproof security at the inaugural site and the connecting pump houses.

The entire area is guarded by the CRPF armed forces and the State’s anti-insurgency force Greyhounds that specialise in anti-Naxal operations.  

With the governors and CM of Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra and other dignitaries attending the event, Telangana DGP M Mahendar Reddy, visited the site on Tuesday and reviewed security arrangements. Forces have already taken the entire area into their control.

The stretch from Medigadda barrage to Kannepalli pump houses has been cordoned off and armed forces have started combing the Godavari River basin. 

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