Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao announced that the State government will shortly take up works on the construction of canals planned under the Palamuru Rangareddy Lift Irrigation Scheme (PRLIS) as the project recently received environmental clearance overcoming all the obstacles.
The Bharat Rashtra Samiti (BRS) government is determined to complete the lift irrigation project, envisaging water to 12 lakh acre ayacut and catering to the drinking water needs of 1,200 villages, as early as possible. Steps would be taken to lift water to the reservoirs through lifts to meet the drinking water needs of the people.
The Chief Minister was speaking after hoisting the national flag at Rani Mahal Lawns of historic Golconda fort on the occasion of the Independence Day on August 15. He took a dig at the Opposition parties, the Congress in particular, for trying to create obstacles in the construction of PRLIS which was conceived to mitigate the plight of Mahabubnagar district, reputed for migration of people to other parts of the State and the country.
