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CM KCR Sets Deadline For Kaleswaram Irrigation Project:- Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao has announced his intention of visiting irrigation projects in the combined Karimnagar district.

At first, KCR visited Medigadda where he had interaction with engineers and inquired regarding the completion of the progress of the work.

KCR further asked irrigation officials, work agencies to complete construction of barrages and pump houses in the Kaleswaram irrigation project by the end of March. The Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Scheme (KLIS) on Godavari river is a major irrigation project being built by the state government.

KCR who visited Kaleswaram project, Medigadda barrage, and Kannepalli pump house took stock of the progress of the works. He directed that irrigation water facilities be provided to farmers in June this year by completing every last major work as the farmers were waiting for irrigation water with high hopes.

Others who accompanied him included SK Joshi, Chief Minister secretary Smita Sabharwal, Director General of Police Mahender Reddy, Member of the Legislative Council Rajeshwar Reddy, and Member of Legislative Assembly Vemula Prashanth Reddy.

KCR also visited the Kannepalli pumphouse construction site. He expressed discontentment over the pace of the work and ordered them to complete it by March 2019.

Congress MLAs Seethaka, Sridhar Babu, and Gandra Venkataramana Reddy met KCR at the Medigadda construction site.

Saying that people have given a fresh mandate to TRS, he said the state government would demonstrate its sincerity by completing the irrigation projects.

By Sowmya