Hyderabad, July 12 -- Telangana Irrigation Minister Capt N Uttam Kumar Reddy today directed officials to expedite land acquisition and Relief & Rehabilitation (R&R) processes for all pending and ongoing irrigation projects across the state.

Chairing a high-level review meeting at the Dr B R Ambedkar Telangana Secretariat here, the Minister emphasised that time-bound execution and district-level coordination are essential to break ongoing bottlenecks, an official statement said.

"We can't afford to lose more time," Reddy said, urging officials to engage closely with District Collectors to resolve legal, administrative, and logistical delays that have hampered progress.

Stressing that irrigation is critical not just for infrastructure but...