Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao visited Vattem reservoir at Bijnepally Mandal in Nagar Kurnool District as part of inspecting the works on Palamur Ranga Reddy Lift Irrigation Project.
After conducting an aerial view, while discussing with the officials concerned, CM KCR desired that, since the reservoir is being built with 16.7 TMCs capacity, within a week’s time all the three agencies should take up reservoir construction works in three shifts and complete.
If need be, they are permitted to recruit required manpower for the same. The CM also desired that the revetment works need to be completed before March 2020.
Further, the CM wanted that the reservoir and pump house works should be taken up and completed simultaneously. The Collector has brought to the notice of CM KCR that for the purpose of land acquisition and R&R there is a need for funds to the tune of Rs.200 Crore.
The CM immediately directed CMO Secretary Ms Smitha Sabharwal to release the funds. Before reaching Vattem reservoir, soon after landing from the helicopter, the CM KCR met local villagers and received letters and representations from them.
The villagers requested for the immediate release of funds for the land acquisition and special funds for development of the village. The CM assured the villagers that they would be taken care of in all aspects.
Ministers Sri Singireddy Niranjan Reddy, Sri V Srinivas Goud, MP Sri Joginapalli Santosh Kumar, MLAs Sri Marri Janardhan Reddy, Sri Guvvala Balraju, MLC Sri K Damodar Reddy, ZP Chairperson Ms Padmavathi, Collector Sri Sridhar, E-n-C Sri Muralidhar Rao, Sri Megha Krishna Reddy, Police officials Sri Ranganath, Sri Shashidhar Reddy accompanied CM KCR during the visit.
