Irrigation Minister N. Uttam Kumar Reddy tabled a White Paper on Irrigation Department in the Telangana Assembly on February 17, 2024.
A white paper on Irrigation Department was tabled by Irrigation Minister N. Uttam Kumar Reddy in Telangana Legislative Assembly on Saturday.
“The main objective of the white paper on irrigation is to furnish comprehensive information about the challenges being faced by the irrigation sector and take appropriate measures by the government to find out possible solutions to address the errors,” as stated in the White Paper.
It added that the document will explain the status and execution of the projects and the improvement of the irrigation facility and that the white paper will also give the details of safeguarding the State interests along with providing maximum irrigation facility to the ayacut under river Krishna and Godavari and enhance the income of the farmers.
A few among topics in the table of contents include Projects in Krishna Basin, Projects in Godavari Basin, Kaleshwaram Project, Budget Allocated and Expenditure incurred, National Dam Safety Authority (NDSA) report, Irrigation Sector- Comprehensive Analysis.
The debate following the tabling of white paper saw fireworks with Mr. Uttam Kumar Reddy leading and the former Irrigation Minister of T Harish Rao of BRS countering the Government’s claims.
The discussion was interrupted several times with the Ministers intervening to make serious allegations against the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) government including corruption and neglect of the Medigadda barrage whose pillars have caved questioning its utility for the current monsoon season at least.
The State government tabled white papers on the State power sector and the State finances during the Assembly session in December, 2023.
