KCR vows to make Telangana state rice bowl of the country

Chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao said on Friday that the Kaleswaram project alone will irrigate more than 35 lakh acres. On Friday as part of his visit to the projects, he visited Medaram, Ramadugu and examined the underground works. The CM examined the tunnels, pump houses, surge pools, substations and switch yards. He also studied the map showing how the water lifted from Medigadda will reach Yellampally via Annaram and Sundilla and from Yellampally where it will join the underground surge pool on the outskirts of Medaram village through a 9.53 km long tunnel. Since large quantity of water is being lifted from the new reservoirs under the Kaleswaram project, the CM instructed irrigation and power officials to ensure quality construction.

Transco CMD D Prabhakar Rao informed the CM that to pump water from the underground surge pool to Medaram tank, seven pump sets with a total capacity of 124.5 mW are being set up. The CMD further said that since the



whole terrain comprises hillocks and is forest area, a 400 mW underground sub-station is being planned. BHEL has been entrusted with manufacturing the pump sets and the company has assured the state that of the seven pump sets, two will be installed by next June and the rest by December 2018. The CM said the crucial phase would be when water is lifted for 105 meters from Kannepally to reach Medaram through Sundilla.

Later, KCR visited the 15 km tunnel, 5.7 km canal from Medaram to Ramadugu (Laxmipur) and pump house, surge pool, 400 KV sub-station at Laxmipur. Transco CMD Prabhakar Rao said that arrangements have been made for the supply of 973 mW of power required to run seven pumps having the capacity of 129 mW to lift water from Laxmipur. The CM instructed that the water lifted from Medaram and Laxmipur should be flown into the flood canal up to 99-km. He wanted arrangements should be made to pump 2 TMC of water every day.