telangana cm kcr inaugurated bhakta ramadasu lift irrigation project today

telangana cm kcr inaugurated bhakta ramadasu lift irrigation project today.
Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao on Tuesday inaugurated Bhakta Ramadasu Lift Irrigation Scheme and vowed to achieve the goal of irrigating one crore acres of land in the state.
He dedicated Bhakta Ramadasu Lift Irrigation Scheme (BRLIS) to the people in Khammam district. Claimed to be first of its kind in the country to be completed in 11 months, the project will use Krishna river water to irrigate 60,000 acres of land in drought prone areas of the district.
The government spent Rs 336 crore on BRLIS, which was completed two months ahead of the deadline.
It is also the first project to be completed as part of redesigning of irrigation systems by the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) government.