Hyderabad, May 2 -- Telangana Minister for Irrigation N. Uttam Kumar Reddy on Saturday issued stern, time-bound directions to officials for the desiltation and restoration of irrigation tanks.
Addressing a meeting of irrigation officials at Jal Soudha here, Uttam declared the summer desiltation as an urgent statewide priority.
Minister ordered works to begin immediately across all tanks from village-level tanks to larger systems without waiting for new guidelinesSenior irrigation engineers, members of the Agricultural and Farmer Welfare Commission, and representatives from multiple departments attended the session, where the Minister made it clear that the formation of tank committees through district administration would be the immediate...