Commencing the discussion on Mission Kakatiya in the Telangana Assembly today, Irrigation Minister T Harish Rao told the House that tanks in several villages were being renovated under the project.
Rao said that the phase-3 of Mission Kakatiya works would begin soon, and that the level of groundwater in these tanks increased after taking it up.
He also said that the water project was yielding good results as the production during the Kharif season had increased due to the project.
Rao said that Mission Kakatiya also helped irrigate about 5 lakh acres under ayacuts. Information and details of the tanks are available online, the minister said adding that the project was considered to be one of the best in the nation.
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