Revanth pushes Tummidihatti talks

TG to continue dialogue with Maharashtra government on Tummidihetti barrage

metro india news  I hyderabad : Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy has directed irrigation officials to maintain continuous consultations with Maharashtra on the Tummidihatti barrage project. He instructed them to be prepared with complete details of the submergence areas and submit documents relating to agreements already reached and other relevant matters to the Maharashtra government.

The Chief Minister, along with Irrigation Minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy, held a review meeting with officials on the Tummidihatti project at his Jubilee Hills residence. He issued several instructions regarding the recent discussions with Maharashtra and other related issues.

Revanth Reddy said the Telangana government was ready to pay adequate compensation for lands in Maharashtra that would be submerged due to the project. He said the required funds would be deposited in a joint account for this purpose.

The Chief Minister said Telangana had no objection to Maharashtra conducting any survey it deemed necessary to assess the land to be submerged. He directed officials to provide Maharashtra authorities with all the required information from time to time.

Irrigation Advisor Adityanath Das, Irrigation Secretary Sridhar, Irrigation Engineer-in-Chief (General) Ramesh and other senior officials attended the review meeting.