Manjeera, Haldi Vagu dams brought 50,000 acres of arid land under cultivation: Harish Rao
By Mohammed Hussain Ahmed| Updated: 29th April 2021 4:18 pm IST
Hyderabad: Telangana finance minister Harish Rao on Wednesday said that the state government had constructed 14 check dams at Majeera and its tributary Haldi Vagu at a cost of Rs. 142 cr. These check dams are expected to bring in 50,000 acres of arid land under cultivation.
The finance minister said that water will be released from the Sangareddy canal in Haldi Vagu reached Bollaram Weir, 70 kms, near Medak in 15 days. Rao claimed that all previous governments had failed to build check dams at Manjeera river in spite of the water woes the area was suffering from.
Minister inaugurates Masaipet mandal headquarters
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It’s 541st mandal in the State
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It’s 541st mandal in the State
The newly established Masaipet mandal headquarters was formally inaugurated at the town by Finance Minister T . Harish Rao and Lok Sabha member K. Prabhakar Reddy on Wednesday. This is the 541st mandal in the State. “After the formation of Telangana, as many as 103 new mandals were established, taking the administration close to people. They need not travel long distance to meet officials to get their problems addressed. There used to be drinking water problem, which is now being addressed through Mission Bhagiratha. Similarly power problem was addressed for ever,” said Mr. Rao while addressing a gathering after the inauguration of mandal headquarters.
KCR to visit Gajwel today
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To release Godavari water to Haldi Vagu
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Minister for Finance T. Harish Rao supervising arrangements for Chief Minister’s visit on Tuesday to Gajwel in Siddipet district on Monday.
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To release Godavari water to Haldi Vagu
Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao will be visiting Gajwel constituency on Tuesday and participate in various development programmes, including release of Godavari water to Haldi Vagu through Sangareddy canal. He will also release water to Gajwel canal at Pamulaparthy. Finance Minister T. Harish Rao on Monday supervised the arrangements for the Chief Minister’s visit.