Farmers asked to give up land for projects.

Minister for Irrigation and Marketing T. Harish Rao appealed to farmers to cooperate with the Government in the land acquisition for speedy construction of projects and canals.

“If you give land for the Package-20 and 21 of the Pranahitha-Chevella project they would be completed soon. If both the packages are completed water can be given to 68,000 acres in Balkonda Assembly constituency and 20,000 acres in Bheemgal mandal alone,” he said while addressing public meetings at Gonegoppula and Velpur mandals on Monday.

Earlier the Minister accompanied by member of Parliament K. Kavitha and local MLA and Chairman Mission Bhagiratha V. Prashanth Reddy participated in a number of programmes, including inauguration and foundation stone laying functions, in the constituency. He laid the foundation stone for a check dam to be built across Kappalavagu with an estimated cost of ₹3.53 crore.


THE HINDU