Hyderabad, June 22 (IANS) Telangana’s Minister for Irrigation, Uttam Kumar Reddy, on Monday made it clear that there will be no compromise on Telangana’s allocated water share in the Rajolibanda Diversion Scheme (RDS). He stated that the state government is taking all measures to safeguard the interests of farmers in the RDS ayacut.The minister held a high-level review meeting on RDS and Tungabhadra Dam issues at the B.R. Ambedkar Telangana State Secretariat. The meeting undertook a comprehe…
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Hyderabad, May 25 (IANS) Bharat Rashtra Samithi’s (BRS) Deputy Leader in Telangana Assembly, T. Harish Rao, on Monday warned that if paddy procurement is not expedited within two days, he will lead a protest by thousands of farmers.The former minister visited the paddy procurement centre in Ensanpally village, Siddipet Urban Mandal, and personally enquired about the hardships faced by farmers who have been waiting for days on end at the drying floors.Later, speaking to the media, he criticised t…
Hyderabad, May 24 (IANS) Telangana Minister for Civil Supplies, Uttam Kumar Reddy, on Sunday directed the officials to complete paddy procurement by the end of May. He asked officials to expedite the paddy procurement process undertaken by the government across the state.He, along with Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka, ministers Tummala Nageswara Rao, Jupally Krishna Rao, Adluri Lakshaman and Ponnam Prabhakar participated in a video conference to review the paddy procurement process…
Hyderabad, May 12 (IANS) Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Tuesday directed district Collectors to work in ‘mission mode’ to complete the grain procurement and maize purchasing processes across the state.The CM held a video conference with Collectors from various districts to review the progress and status of the state’s grain procurement drive. He sought detailed information from the Collectors regarding the difficulties and issues that have arisen in the grain and maize procurement …
Hyderabad, April 20 (IANS) Telangana Chief Minister, A. Revanth Reddy, on Monday laid the foundation stone for the development works of the Sri Kaleshwara Mukteshwara Temple at Kaleshwaram in Jayashankar Bhupalapally district. The development works of the temple are being taken up at a cost of ₹198 crore.Chief Minister Revanth Reddy also laid the foundation stone for the Kaleshwaram Bus Station.Ministers Uttam Kumar Reddy, Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy, Duddilla Sridhar Babu, Ponnam Prabhakar, Adlu…
Hyderabad, April 17 (IANS) Telangana Irrigation Minister Uttam Kumar Reddy said on Friday that the state government will undertake the repair and restoration of three barrages, part of the Kaleshwaram project, scientifically and transparently. He met National Dam Safety Authority (NDSA) Chairman Anil Jain in Delhi on Friday and discussed the state government’s action plan for the repair and restoration of the Medigadda, Annaram, and Sundilla barrages.The minister explained the precautionar…
Hyderabad, March 30 (IANS) Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy announced on Monday that the state government will introduce a special mechanism to curb food adulteration. Voicing concern over the growing problem of food adulteration, he said the proposed system would be similar to the recently launched enforcement models, such as EAGLE and HYDRAA, to curb drugs and lake encroachments, respectively.In an interaction with media persons, he stated that the government should study existi…
Hyderabad, Feb 22 (IANS) Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Sunday dismissed the allegations of BRS President and former Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao and former minister T. Harish Rao that he is supporting Andhra Pradesh to divert river waters and made it clear that there will be no compromise on the state’s water rights. He urged the BRS leaders not to politicise issues related to people and water by making cheap allegations.In his remarks at a meeting to review the Devadula …
Hyderabad, Jan 13 (IANS) Telangana achieved record paddy procurement of 70.82 lakh tonnes during the 2025-26 Kharif marketing season, surpassing the 2020-21 procurement of 70.2 lakh tonnes. Irrigation and Civil Supplies Minister Uttam Kumar Reddy said on Tuesday that Telangana has achieved a milestone in paddy procurement.He said the record procurement has benefited about 14 lakh farmers across the State. The State disbursed ₹16,606 crore as the Minimum Support Price (MSP). The farmers were al…
New Delhi/Kolkata, Jan 7 (IANS) Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday appointed party leaders as AICC Senior Observers for the forthcoming Assembly elections in poll-bound states of Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and West Bengal, with immediate effect.As per a press release issued by the AICC, the party appointed former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar, and Bandhu Tirkey as senior observers for the Assam Assembly elec…