Hyderabad, May 9 -- The Telangana government is set to officially launch the 'Indira Souragiri Jalavikasam' scheme on May 18 in Mannanur, Nagarkurnool district. Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy will inaugurate the program.

Deputy chief minister Bhatti Vikramarka conducted a review meeting with officials at the Secretariat to discuss the scheme's implementation.

The scheme has been allocated a budget of Rs 12,600 crore and aims to bring lands assigned to tribal communities under the Recognition of Forest Rights (ROFR) Act into full agricultural use.

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