» Kaleshwaram Package 9 To Be Named After Chennamaneni Rajeswara Rao
Kaleshwaram Package 9 To Be Named After Chennamaneni Rajeswara Rao
Telangana CM K Chandrashekar Rao has decided to name Package 9 of the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project after the late freedom fighter and popular leader.
Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao has decided to name Package 9 of the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project after the late Chennamaneni Rajeswara Rao, freedom fighter and popular political leader of the yesteryears, in recognition of his services.
The decision was taken to mark the birth centenary of Rajeswara Rao to be celebrated on August 31.
The Malkapet reservoir and its canal system falling between the Mid Manair and Upper Manair projects are part of Package 9 of the KLIS. The package is now a source of irrigation and drinking water for the Sircilla and Vemulawada Assembly constituencies.
Speaking on the occasion, the Chief Minister said that Rajeswara Rao was a freedom fighter, a first generation politician of Telangana, and a great leader who constantly fought for the people. He had a history of fighting many battles for the sake of the lift irrigation scheme to quench the thirst of the people in the region, KCR said.
The CM also said that Telangana's farmers were growing crops at a level that made the country proud today, and that the people of the area whom Rajeswara Rao had served as a public representative were receiving irrigation water through the package 9.