Hyderabad, March 19 -- Deputy chief minister and state finance minister Bhatti Vikramarka announced Rs 23,373 crore for irrigation and command area development while presenting the annual budget for the fiscal year 2025-26 in the Legislative Assembly here on Tuesday, March 19.

The operational and administrative costs related to irrigation and command area development are estimated at Rs 11,544 crore, including the Rs 6,914.54 crore loan repayment under the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Scheme (KLIS) Corporation. The remaining expenditure on irrigation projects is estimated at Rs 11,829 crore, Bhatti said.

"The state government will immediately take up the construction of KP Laxmi Devipalli reservoir under the S Jaipal Reddy Palamuru Ranga...