Telangana Irrigation Minister T Harish Rao today directed his officials to prepare a "Rabi Action Plan" and also an irrigation plan.
At a review meeting on Thursday, he instructed officials to complete the ongoing projects and review the lake restoration program under Mission Kakatiya in the second phase.
Rao asked them to prepare a plan of action to ensure that not a single drop of water is wasted, and is supplied to crops instead.
He also directed them to release waters for 9 lakh acres of land under the SRSP, and waters for 6.40 lakh acres of land under the Nagarjuna Sagar lift canal.
A meeting with government-appointed chief engineers will be held on October 18 by the minister to discuss related issues.