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Water Resources Minister Nimmala Ramanaidu connected Tuesday said that Rayalaseema’s translation from a drought-prone portion to a productive cultivation portion was rooted successful the imaginativeness of erstwhile Chief Minister N.T. Rama Rao and existent Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu.
Speaking to reporters astatine the Secretariat, Mr. Ramanaidu said NTR had identified irrigation arsenic the lone lasting solution to Rayalaseema’s hardships and initiated large projects specified arsenic Telugu Ganga, Handri–Neeva, Galeru–Nagari, Gandikota and others.
Mr. Naidu aboriginal expanded these initiatives and worked consistently to realise the irrigation imaginable of the region.
The Minister said focused attraction by the contiguous conjugation authorities had improved h2o management, with reservoirs and tanks crossed Rayalaseema showing steadfast retention levels.
He cited authoritative information to authorities that a important stock of major, mean and insignificant irrigation systems were presently holding important water, enabling farmers to instrumentality up adjacent a 2nd crop.
Mr. Ramanaidu said the Handri–Neeva project, considered Rayalaseema’s lifeline, had received large backing nether the existent government, dissimilar the erstwhile 5 years. He added that neglected reservoirs specified arsenic Gorakallu, Avuku and Alaganuru were being restored with dedicated allocations, on with information works astatine Srisailam and Tungabhadra.
Responding to disapproval connected the Rayalaseema Lift Irrigation Scheme, the Minister said that the claims of further h2o benefits were misleading and explained that gravity flows were already serving the region. He maintained that the contiguous authorities was focusing connected strengthening existing infrastructure, ensuring safety, and improving semipermanent h2o availability for Rayalaseema’s farmers.
