Hyderabad, May 19 -- Telangana chief minister A Revanth Reddy on Monday, May 19, launched the Indira Soura Giri Jala Vikasam scheme from Macharam village of Amrabad mandal in Nagarkurnool district. Under the scheme, tribal farmers will receive free solar pumps of 5 -7.5 horsepower for irrigating horticultural crops.

The 12-point 'Nallamala Declaration' was passed during the launch of the new scheme, which talks about the developmental initiatives for tribals living in the agency areas.

Addressing the event, the chief minister said that the pilot project was being launched in 45 acres in Macharam benefiting 45 tribals from whom their lands were not only taken away, but cases were also filed against the tribals who had waged a struggle to...