CM KCR reviews SRSP project works, directs officials to finish task in a month

Hyderabad, June 4 (Maxim News): Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao today announced that the Sriram Sagar Project (SRSP) will be filled with water from Kaleswaram this year. He instructed officials concerned to complete the works pertaining to Pump House at Rampur in Jagtial district on the fast track.

The Chief Minister on Tuesday visited the project site and reviewed progress of the works of Sriram Sagar Revival Scheme as part of the Kaleswaram project. He inspected the works of eight pump houses at Srirampur. He held a review of the works progress with the officials.

The Chief Minister in the past had taken up on reviving the SRSP by instructing the officials concerned to supply water through reverse pumping from Laxmipur Pump House flood flow canal to Sriram Sagar Project. The water reached from Laxmipur to Rampur from Medigadda, Sundilla, Annaram Barrages will be sent to Sriram Sagar through the flood flow canal by reverse pumping. He also instructed that the construction of Rampur Pump House, an important component of the SRSP revival Scheme, should be completed on a war-footing.

Since from next month water is being lifted from the Kaleswaram project, water should be pumped for the Mid Maner and SRSP. The CM has instructed the officials to complete the works on five pump houses within a month and works on the remaining three by August. He asked them to make arrangements for the necessary power supply. Since water flows are there in river Godavari till October and November, water pumping should be done till then for the SRSP. He asked the officials to work towards supplying water under SRSP ayacut for the second crop from this year. He also asked the work agencies to employ more people, if need be, to reach the target on time.

“With a view to supply water to one crore acres, the State government was constructing projects like Palamuru-Rangareddy, Kaleswaram, Sitarama Lift Irrigation Scheme. Of these, Kaleswaram is aimed to supply water to farm sector, industries and to meet drinking water needs of about 80 percent of the districts in the State. Once this project was completed, the entire Telangana State will become fertile. Generally, a mega project like Kaleswaram will take about 15 to 20 years to complete. But the Telangana government in a short span of two-and-a-half years, important barrages and pump houses are constructed to lift water from river Godavari to supply it to the farm lands. Since water should be pumped by next month, officers, engineers and work agencies should work in coordination,” the CM said.

On Tuesday morning at 8 am, the CM started his tour and visited Rampur Pump House site. He reviewed the works on the SRSP revival Scheme. Later he inspected the works on Medigadda Barrage. He also undertook an aerial survey over Godavari Basin region, Barrages.

Along with the CM, officials, political leaders and engineers travelled by two Choppers. The CM has instructed Minister Prashanth Reddy to personally monitor works on Rampur Pump House as part of the SRSP revival Scheme. Chief Whip Rajeshwar Reddy, MP J Santosh Kumar, MLC Seri Subhash Reddy, ZP Chairperson Tula Uma, IDC Chairman Eedha Shankar Reddy, Irrigation E-in-C Muralidhar Rao, Advisor Penta Reddy, CM secretary Smita Sabharwal, State Finance Corporation Chairman Rajesham Goud and others accompanied the CM. (Maxim News)