KCR Launches Ambitious Mission Kakatiya

Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao on Thursday expressed confidence that the 46,000+ lakes and tanks spread across Telangana would be revived through Mission Kakatiya.

Speaking after launching the prestigious project at Sadashivanagar of the Nizamabad district, the Chief Minister assured that the Rs. 25,000-crore Mission Kakatiya would be executed with total transparency and commitment.

He said that online tenders would be called for, and contractors with clean records would be selected.

He directed the officials to furnish details of contractors with tainted backgrounds so that they could be blacklisted.

He said that there would be zero tolerance for irregularities, and anyone who swindled public funds would be sent to jail.

He said that there would be no compromise on the quality of the works.

KCR blamed the Seemandhra rulers of the erstwhile united Andhra Pradesh of damaging the chain of tanks and lakes in Telangana.

He said that the Andhra rulers had committed a sin by damaging the lakes while the same were spared by the invading rulers.

He said that the chain of lakes and tanks was scientifically created by the Kakatiya Rulers and was strengthened by the Qutub Shahi and Asaf Jahi rulers. However, the Andhra rulers sabotaged everything to destroy the irrigation potential of Telangana.

The Chief Minister hoped that the successful completion of Mission Kakatiya would bring back smiles on the faces of the farmers as it would ensure supply of water throughout the year.

Describing the project as pious, he appealed to all citizens to support and join the project.

KCR also strongly condemned the criticism by opposition parties of his government.

Making specific reference to the 'farman' sent by Congress leader Mohammed Ali Shabbir recently, he claimed that his government had taken several steps for the welfare of the people in the last nine months. However, Shabbir Ali was not acknowledging those works.

Irrigation Minister T Harish Rao, Agriculture Minister Pocharam Srinivas Reddy, TRS legislators, senior officials and other leaders also participated in the program. (INN)