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Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy accused Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis of being apathetic to his repeated requests for talks to facilitate the operation of the projected barrage astatine Tummidihatti successful Telangana’s Adilabad territory nether the Pranahita-Chevella Sujala Sravanthi project.
“I person been repeatedly requesting him to clasp talks connected the agelong pending task concerning the interests of lakhs of farmers successful the combined Adilabad district, but successful vain,” helium said, referring to his caller missive to Mr. Fadnavis.
“Union Minister G. Kishan Reddy should instantly instrumentality the inaugural to facilitate the talks successful the interests of Adilabad farmers oregon other helium would person to look the wrath of our farmers,” Mr. Revanth Reddy cautioned.
The Centre should procure the full paddy and maize purchased by the State authorities by June 15, failing which an enactment program volition beryllium announced to equine unit connected the Centre successful this regard, helium said.
Addressing a nationalist gathering astatine Kagaznagar crossroads successful Kumram Bheem Asifabad territory connected Monday night, the Chief Minister said, “Mr Fadnavis is showing callous apathy towards my persistent requests connected Tummidihatti barrage.”
The operation of the barrage is imperative to irrigate lakhs of acres successful the combined Adilabad and its neighbouring districts, helium noted, saying: “We are seeking 2,000 acres of onshore and expressed our readiness to carnivore the full expenditure for acquisition of the land,” Mr. Reddy said.
Taking a swipe astatine the Narendra Modi authorities astatine the Centre, Mr. Reddy alleged that 7 mandals of Telangana were merged with Andhra Pradesh by the Centre for the Polavaram task successful 2014.
“We are not asking for villages and lone seeking 2,000 acres of onshore from Maharashtra authorities for Tummidihatti barrage to cater to the irrigation needs of our farmers. Mr. Kishan Reddy should play mediation relation to facilitate the operation of the much-awaited barrage to support the interests of our farmers,” Mr. Revanth Reddy said. Any hold successful this respect whitethorn pb to a concern wherever the farmers whitethorn erupt successful anger, helium cautioned.
Stating that the State authorities had truthful acold procured much than 60 lakh metric tonnes of paddy, the Chief Minister vowed to guarantee acquisition of each atom of paddy, including the soaked paddy. If the Centre fails to assistance the procured paddy and maize by June 15, the grains would beryllium dumped successful beforehand of the houses of the BJP leaders, helium said.
The Chief Minister announced 2.5 lakh houses crossed the State nether the 2nd signifier of the Indiramma lodging strategy connected the occasion.
He said the people’s authorities accorded apical precedence to supply lodging for tribal people.
In the archetypal signifier of the Indiramma lodging scheme, 21,000 houses were sanctioned for tribal radical successful summation to the full 4.50 lakh houses (3,500 per each constituency). This inaugural stands arsenic an unwavering committedness to the payment of tribal people, helium asserted.
