Irrigation Minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy directed officials to ensure that rehabilitation designs for all the barrages are prepared within a month, without any delay.
The chief minister said compensation would be provided to residents of Marlapadu, Keshya Tanda and Nakkalagandi habitations, which stand to be submerged under the project.
Irrigation Minister prioritises Srisailam Left Bank Canal as Telangana’s lifeline; calls for scientific Kharif water plan, desilting drive, and crackdown on land encroachments