Minister for Power G Jagadish Reddy today criticized that the previous governments neglected restoration of lakes, water bodies and ponds in Telangana region.
Launching Lakes restoration program at Anneparti village in Nalgonda district here on Tuesday, the minister attributed the present pathetic condition of the lakes to the deliberate attempts of the previous governments. Nonetheless, the TRS Government has begun a massive lakes restoration program, he said. This will help root out the perennial problem of fluoride problem in Nalgonda district and also ensures timely release of irrigation waters in the rural areas of all districts, he asserted.
The Minister said the lakes restoration work is taken up on a massive scale to bring back the past glory to agriculture sector to reap in more benefits through high production of food grains. In the first phase, the government would restore some 9,000 lakes, he said.
A plan is being implemented at a cost of Rs 600 crore for the purpose, he stated. The TRS Government is committed to restore lakes to ensure that the agriculture sector will flourish in the State in the near future, he remarked. “Our flagship program of Mission Kakatiya is aimed at restoring all the identified 46,000 lakes and water bodies by spending a whopping Rs 35,000 crore”, Jagadish Reddy asserted. The Government will achieve its target of restoring all the lakes by active participation of farmers and people, he added. (NSS)
