KCR Dedicates KTPP-II To Nation, Slams Criticism

Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao today dedicated to the nation the 600MW KTPP (Kakatiya Thermal Power Plant) second unit at Dubbapally under the Ghanpur mandal near Bhupalapally in the Warangal district.

He also unveiled a statue of Dr Ambedkar and a pylon at the KTPC complex on the occasion.

Addressing a public meeting later, KCR said that the farmers in Telangana would have two crops a year by getting adequate waters and nine-hour uninterrupted power supply.

"As the irrigation projects are getting fructified, we will also keep our promise of supplying 24-hour power supply to all by 2018," KCR declared amidst wild applause by the gathering.

He also vowed to fill Laknavaram, Ramappa and other lakes in the district for distribution of irrigation waters for two crops.

KCR then announced the extension of the Kalyana Lakshmi scheme to BCs and those who had ration cards in the State, and also promised that Warangal would be the next city to be developed like Hyderabad.

The Chief Minister then lashed out at the Opposition for their witch-hunting against the government. Despite the people of Warangal teaching them a lesson in the recent election, the Opposition parties were not mending their ways, he lamented. They could not make baseless allegations against the government, which had been giving top priority to welfare and developmental programs from the day one, he said.

"Yet, unmindful of such useless criticism against us, we are working day and night for the rapid growth of the State on all fronts," KCR said.

Taking a dig at previous governments for belittling government employees, he said that the services of all contract employees, including junior linemen in the electricity department, would be regularized, and the salaries of the outsourcing staff increased as decided in last week's Cabinet meeting.

Speaker S Madhusudhana Chary described KCR as a modern Bhagiratha for launching power and irrigation projects successfully. Deputy Chief Minister Kadiam Srihari, Power Minister G Jagadish Reddy, MPs P Dayakar and Sitharam Naik, and local Party leaders were present.