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Bandi Sanjay Criticizes CBI for Failing to Investigate Kaleswaram Project

Bandi Sanjay questioned the state government's reluctance to seek a CBI inquiry into alleged corruption amounting to lakhs in the Kaleshwaram project

BJP National General Secretary and MP Bandi Sanjay recently voiced concern over the increasing addiction of young people to drugs and alcohol in the state. Bandi Sanjay’s Criticism and Concerns Bandi Sanjay, a BJP National General Secretary and MP, has brought to light several critical issues within the state of Karimnagar. He criticized the state government for purportedly allowing youth…

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Work Progress of Package 8 as on 28 March 2019 AGM Interview

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Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project

Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project

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State Agriculture department claims that completion of KLIP would give a fillip to several districts in the State to compete…

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Water, water, everywhere: Andritz pumps solving irrigation problem in India

  In India two thirds of the agricultural land depend on the monsoon or regular rainfall. Irrigation has a long tradition in Indian agriculture – it was first mentioned in an Indian song in the year 2000 b.c., however the World Bank confirmed in 2010 that only 35 percent of the total agricultural land in India has reliable irrigation. This problem is intensifying more and more as a result of the periods of extremely high temperatures now recurring annually. Worst hit are the states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana in the southern part of the Indian subcontinent. The economy in Andhra Pradesh and in the state of Telangana, newly formed in the northwestern part of Andhra Pradesh in 2014, is largely dependent on agriculture. Sixty percent of the population in Andhra Pradesh alone, the “Rice Bowl of India”, live off the land. Annual record-breaking heat waves In the summer of 2017, temperatures in Hyderabad, the capital of Telangana, rose to a new ten-year record level of 43 degrees in the shade. This was the third heat wave in succession in the past three years. As reported in the Indian media, various studies have shown that periods with such extremely high temperatures are no longer occurring only once in a hundred years, but can now be expected once every ten years. This creates problems – not just in irrigating agricultural land. The related crop losses also result in negative economic developments and human tragedy. During the second heat wave in 2016 alone, just under 1.4 million farmers left this region. And at least 176 people lost their lives. The sacred water

Fig. 1: A special feature of these pumps is that they are similar to turbines due to their impressive size, with a Francis impeller of 3.5 m, a total weight of 130 t up to 200 t per pump, and an spiral outlet diameter of 5.5 m, large enough to park a truck comfortably. With the Jala Yagnam project, the local government already took measures some years ago to solve the irrigation problem. The Jala Yagnam project, which translates as “worship of water” or “sacred water”, comprises a series of irrigation projects of different magnitudes. Around 3.3 million hectares (8.2 million acres) of agricultural land are to be irrigated with the aid of this project. The Kaleshwaram project is one of the largest sub-projects. It is designed to store approximately 4,7 trillion liters of water (169 TMC (one thousand million cubic feet)) in order to irrigate 736,345 hectares of agricultural land in Telangana. For this project, a dam is to be built near the village of Kaleshwaram downstream of the point where the Pranahita flows into the Godavari River. The districts of Karimnagar, Medak, Nizamabad, Nalgonda, and Ranga Reddy are to be irrigated from there. The project comprises several pumping stations with reservoirs. All in all, the water is transported over a height of 500 meters and a distance of 200 kilometers. This is the first multi-stage lift irrigation project of this magnitude and complexity in India. It also contains the longest water transport tunnel in Asia, extending over a distance of 81 kilometers and connecting the dam to a reservoir. An irrigation project of this kind is unique, not just in India, but worldwide. Such infrastructure developments are awarded turnkey as so-called EPC (Engineering, Procurement, Construction) projects in India. The EPC contract partners are usually large Indian infrastructure companies. In this type of contract, the basic requirement is that key components – in irrigation projects these are the pumps and motors – are only supplied by qualified companies with a healthy balance sheet and good financial standing. In the Kaleshwaram project, the Indian infrastructure company Megha Engineering & Infrastructures Ltd. (MEIL) is acting as EPC contract partner. Based on a joint overall solution for turnkey delivery of the key components – pumps and motors – Andritz and its long-standing partner ABB were awarded the contract. While ABB Finland is supplying the motors, Andritz will manufacture 27 vertical volute pumps for three pumping stations. The returning pump supplier

Fig. 2: Andritz will manufacture 27 vertical volute pumps for three pumping stations, each with an efficiency of up to 90 %. International technology group Andritz is a world market leader for the supply of plants, equipment, and services for hydropower stations. This portfolio also includes high-quality large and standard pumps used in infrastructure projects for irrigation, desalination, and drinking water supplies, for example. The Andritz Group’s Pumps division is supporting the Jala Yagnam infrastructure project in a total of eleven sub-projects. These include delivery of three vertical volute pumps for the Bheema project to irrigate 820 km² (203,000 acres) of land and five volute pumps for the Kalwakurthy pumping station with a total flow rate of 115 cubic meters per second. The pumps for the Kaleshwaram project are customized vertical volute pumps, each with an efficiency of up to 90 percent. The special feature of these pumps is that they are similar to turbines because of their size and integrated guide vane mechanism. The guide vane mechanism is adjusted by means of a hydraulic servomotor to suit the changing water level. This can achieve a large increase in efficiency compared to normal pumps and lower energy consumption when the pumps are started up if the guide vane mechanism is closed. In addition, a new hydraulic system with a particularly high specific speed of 400 NSQ and 600 NSQ (a measurement describing the ratio between flow rate, speed, and delivery head) was developed for the pumps in the first and second stations, taking account of the circumstances there. In addition, the weight of the impeller was optimized and the draft tube was downsized. Depending on the plant concerned, a single pump achieves heads between 25 and 107 meters and handles a flow rate of 31.1 to 83 cubic meters per second. The largest head achieved is 107 meters, which is approximately the height of the Cathedral Church of Milan, while the pumps with the highest flow rate of 83 cubic meters per second could completely fill the Cheops Pyramid in Cairo, Egypt, within eight hours.

Fig. 3: The Kaleshwaram project is one of the largest sub-projects, designed to store about 4.7 trillion liters of water in order to irrigate 740,000 ha. Besides design and delivery of the pumps and spare parts for them, installation and commissioning work on site will also be supervised by Andritz personnel. Completion of the entire project is scheduled for 2020. Great hopes are being pinned on the success of this infrastructure project. Harnessing sufficient water reserves for reliable irrigation of agricultural land will also bring about a long-term change for the better in the lives of farmers and everyone else in India’s most populous state of Telangana. Technical Data Pump station #1 11 vertical volute pumps Head: 40 m Flow rate: 60 m²/s Efficiency: up to 90% Technical Data Pump station #2 8 vertical volute pumps Head: 25.9 m Flow rate: 83 m²/s Efficiency: up to 90% Technical Data Pump station #12 8 vertical volute pumps Head: 107 m Flow rate: 31.1 m²/s Efficiency: up to 90% www.andritz.com     Read the full article

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via Today Bharat nbsp; nbsp; Telangana Finance Minister T Harish Rao presented the Telangana Budget for the year 2020-21 in the state's Legislative Assembly on Sunday. Harish Rao, who is presenting the Budget for the first time as Finance Minister since the TRS swept into power in 2018, began his speech with a reference to the 'overall economic slowdown gripping the Indian economy.' Stating that there were delays and shortfalls in the release of Telanganarsquo;s share in Integrated Goods and Services Tax (IGST) and GST compensation, Harish Rao said that "the growth of the statersquo;s own revenues in 2019-20 (till the end of February) is estimated to be at 6.3%, much below the growth of 16.1% achieved in 2018-19." He added that there was a slight decline in the growth of GSDP, from 14.3 % in 2018-19 to 12.6% in 2019-20, due to an economic slowdown being witnessed by the country. "However, the decline is much lower than that of the decline in national GDP growth from 11.2% to 7.5 % in the corresponding period. Thus, to a great extent, the state economy has withstood the shocks of the economic slowdown across the country and maintained a double digit growth rate," Harish Rao said. The Telangana government also said that agriculture and allied sectors recorded an 'impressive growth' in 2019-20 and also highlighted that the per capita income in the state was greater than the per capita income of the country. "Per capita income for 2019-20 for Telangana is estimated at Rs.2,28,216 whereas the per capita income of our country is Rs.1,35,050. The progress of our state can be understood by the fact that the per capita income of Telangana is Rs.93,166 higher than the per capita income of the country," Harish Rao said. Agriculture For agriculture, the TRS government said that it would continue its popular 'Rythu Bandhu', an investment support scheme for farmers and Rs 14,000 crore was proposed to be allocated for it. It also proposed Rs 1,141 crore for 'Rythu Bima', an insurance scheme for farmers, for 2020-21. Speaking about farm loan waivers, the government said that it had identified 5,83,916 farmers in Telangana who have outstanding loans below Rs 25,000. "Government has decided to waive their loans completely in one go. In March 2020 itself, the government has decided to release Rs 1,198 crore to waive off the loans which are below Rs.25,000," Harish Rao said. Stating that the waiver of loans above Rs 25,000 and up to Rs 1 lakh per farmer require Rs 24,738 crores, Harish Rao said that it would be taken up in four installments through the financial year. The government also said that it had increased the storage capacity of godowns, and was stocking fertilizers and seeds every year. Development of 'Rythu Bandhu Samthis' (Farmers Coordination Committees) and 'Rythu Vedikas', was also on the anvil while Rs.1,000 crore was proposed towards a Market Intervention Fund. Irrigation Speaking about the irrigation sector, Harish Rao was all praise for the Kaleshwaram project taken up by the state. "Irrigation water is now available till the last mile. The first results of Kaleshwaram Project are being experienced by the farmers of Karimnagar, Warangal, Mahabubabad, Jangaon, Suryapet and Khammam districts," he told the House. nbsp; He also highlighted Mission Kakatiya, under which defunct water bodies in the state were rejuvenated, and Mission Bhagiratha, under which the state is providing piped drinking water to every household. Highlighting various irrigation projects undertaken by the state government, Harish Rao said that an amount of Rs.11,054 crores was proposed in the Budget for the irrigation sector. Welfare schemes Speaking about the welfare schemes of the TRS, Harish Rao said that an amount of Rs11,758 crore is proposed in this Budget for Aasara Pensions, a welfare scheme of pensions for senior citizens, people with disabilities, serious illnesses, widows, beedi workers, handloom weavers, toddy tappers and many others. This was an increase compared to an amount of Rs 9,402 crore proposed for Aasara pension in the previous budget. Highlighting various steps taken for the welfare of Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) in the state, Harish Rao said, "Rs 16,534.97 crore is proposed in this Budget for SC Special Development Fund and Rs 9,771.27 crore is proposed in this budget for ST Special Development Fund." An amount of Rs 1,518.06 crores was proposed for the welfare of minorities in this Budget, which would be used for fee reimbursements and scholarships to students, honorarium to imams and the 'Kalyana Lakshmi-Shaadi Mubarak' scheme, which provides Rs 1 lakh for the marriage of women from poor families. nbsp; On the whole, Rs 4,356.82 crore was proposed for the welfare of Backward Classes (BCs) in the Budget. This includes Rs 1,586.38 crore for the development of Animal Husbandry and Fisheries Department, which would be used for welfare schemes for people belonging to the BC communities. An additional allocation of Rs 650 crores in 2020-21 was also made for BC's to avail the Kalyana Lakshmi-Shaadi Mubarak scheme. An amount of Rs 500 crore was proposed for the Most Backward Classes (MBC) Corporation. Women and Child Welfare The state government said that it was providing adequate nutritious food like eggs and milk to pregnant women, lactating women and children through the 'Aarogya Laxmi' programme on a daily basis. "Financial assistance is being provided to pregnant women through KCR Kits. In Market Committees, 50% of reservation is provided for women. 33% reservation is being implemented in police recruitment. The government is running 53 Degree Gurukul Colleges for SC, ST and BC girl students," Harish Rao said. He also said that Women Protection Cells, SHE Teams, Special Women Police Forces were working to tackle crimes against women The government proposed to provide Rs 1,200 crore as interest-free loans to women self-help groups. Read: Telangana Women's Commission headless since 2018, NCW issues orders to fill up post Education Stating that the government was running 959 Residential Educational Institutions for SC, ST, BC and Minority students, Harish Rao added that the state was also providing overseas scholarships up to Rs 20 lakh for SC, ST, BC and Minority Students studying overseas and an amount of Rs.2,650 crore was proposed in the budget towards fee reimbursement. "An amount of Rs 10,421 crore is proposed in this Budget for School Education Department, while an amount of Rs 1,723.27 crore is proposed in this Budget for Higher Education Department," Harish Rao said. An amount of Rs 100 crore was proposed to improve the literacy rate of the state. Health The state government has decided to enhance the number of 'Basthi Dawakhanas' (Neighbourhood clinics) to 350. "Thus, the government will start another 232 Basthi Dawakhanas shortly. Apart from starting 2 dawakhanas for every Division, government will establish more Basthi Dawakhanas in places where SCs, STs, Minorities and poor people are residing," Harish Rao said. An amount of Rs 6,186 crore is proposed in the Budget to the health sector. nbsp; Road Transport Corporation (RTC) The Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TSRTC), which saw the death of several of its employees last year, as they went on strike demanding the state government's intervention, was allocated Rs 1,000 crore in the Budget. "The TSRTC, which is meeting public transport requirements, is slowly treading into a profitable path due to mitigation measures taken up by the government. RTC started cargo and parcel services and the government enhanced superannuation age of RTC employees to 60 years," Harish Rao said. He added that an Employee Welfare Board to resolve the issues of RTC employees was also being formed.

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Aravind Subramanian Meets Telangana CM KCR

Hyderabad: Mr. Arvind Subramanian, The Indian Economist and Chief Economic Advisor to the Government of India described the Lands Records Updation Program of Telangana State as the “Heart of Good Governance” and should be studied as a case study by the world-famous Harvard University. He also suggested that the details of KCR Kits program launched and being successfully implemented in the state should be briefed to the Government of India and said that it should become a learning point for other states as well as to the whole country. He also suggested that the cheque distribution program towards investment support scheme for agriculture which would be formally launched on April 20, 2018, should be made as a nation-wide event and he would be honored to be present on that day.

Mr. Subramanian who is on a visit to Hyderabad called on Honourable Chief Minister Sri K Chandrashekhar Rao and had a meeting with him for about two and half hours. Earlier CM hosted a lunch with Mr. Subramanian at his residence.

Finance Minister Etela Rajender, Chief Advisor to Government Sri Rajiv Sharma, Advisor Sri GR Reddy, Chief Secretary Sri SK Joshi, DGP Sri Mahender Reddy, MP Balka Suman, MLC and Whip Sri Palla Rajeshwar Reddy,

  CMO Principal Secretaries Sri S Narsing Rao and Shanti Kumari, Principal Secretary Finance Sri Ramakrishna Rao and others were present at the meeting.In the meeting initiating the discussion CM through google maps briefed about Kaleshwaram irrigation lift project, the reservoirs coming-up, the barrages that are being built, the pumphouses and said that about 2600 workers are working in three shifts to complete the project as per schedule.

  CM explained to Mr. Subramanian how meticulously the projects were designed and said that once the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation, Palamoor Lift Irrigation, and Sitaram projects were completed the Telangana farmer will grow 2crops and an intelligent farmer might grow three crops also. The agriculture production after completion of projects and once the water is given would be almost equal to the state budget and would be to a tune of Rs 1,25,000 Crores. CM told Mr. Subramanian that all these years no government has ever bothered about the farmer as well as the agriculture allied sectors like sheep rearing, poultry, fishery etc. CM also mentioned that the biggest problem of the farmer is to be in the unorganized format which has now been overcome with the formation of Farmer Coordination Committees which will be functional and active. CM said that regional conferences of Farmer Coordination Committees will be held this month on 25 and 26 in Hyderabad and Karimnagar. Referring to crop colonies concept the Chief Minister told Mr. Subramanian that the country needs to be split into crop colonies based on agro-climatic conditions at different places and the Telangana state is at it. Touching upon Sheep Distribution Scheme, the CM said that for the 30-lakh sheep breeding families in the state he has designed a program through which already 50 lakh sheep have been distributed which gave birth to nearly 18 lakh lambs. The idea is to reverse the present scenario of importing 650 lorries of sheep for the meet to and start exporting meet. 

Chief Minister also explained the reasons for deciding on Investment Support Scheme for agriculture. He said that the whole farming community was in distress and to come to their help the scheme has been conceived. CM also briefed about the genesis, need, and the concept of land records updation program. The details like registration process in future, mutation process, about Dharani project for computerization of records, about the distribution of pattaadar pass books on March 11, 2018, and how the whole process was done in a transparent way. 

During the meeting, the CM brought to the notice of Mr. Subramanian that disincentivizing a growing state by the Government of India is a not a wise thing. He said that the growth of a growing state implies certainly as the growth of the nation. He said that states should be allowed to take more role and said that there can be a case study on this to arrive at a decision. He also said that Government of India should push the states forward and should give more liberty to states so that nation will be benefited. CM also expressed the view that some of the subjects like agriculture, rural development could be totally transferred to states since the state’s requirement varies from state to state.

CM also expressed the view that the local bodies are to be strengthened and these institutions are made to work. Referring to the CAMPA funds that were collected from states and kept in the bank, CM said that these are to be rolled back to the respective states as per their entitlement for green cover development. 

  A power point presentation was also made to Mr. Subramanian on Telangana State Initiatives and achievements during the last 44 months. It is mentioned that the Vision of the state is to make it a Bangaru Telangana. The presentation among others mentioned about; state profile, State growth of GSDP, per capita income, growth in own tax revenue saying it is the highest in the country, mobilizing financial resources for development, a substantial increase in budget, schemes pertaining to agriculture, welfare measures, on education and residential schools etc. 

When Chief Minister explained about KCT Kit scheme saying that it is basically to reduce IMR and MMR as well as prevent pregnant women from going to work and as a gap-bridging activity to save their wage loss, Mr. Subramanian evinced keen interest and wanted to have a look at the kit. CM had not only shown as desired by him but also explained in detail about the scheme.

DGP Sri Mahender Reddy made a presentation on public safety in the state. 

  Aravind Subramanian Meets Telangana CM KCR was originally published on Telugunewsonline

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Telangana Chief Minister calls for speedy completion of Kaleshwaram project

Telangana Chief Minister K.Chandrashekhar Rao on Saturday urged his administration to put Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project (KLIP) on a fast track as all required permissions and funds have been approved.

Holding a review meeting of the project here, Rao exhorted officials to finish the project at the earliest, as land acquisition and other related issues have been resolved and there were no obstacles left.

Only environmental clearance is left, which would come soon, he added.

"Forest clearances have been given and the environment clearances are in its last phase. Besides providing Rs 25,000 crore in the budget, another Rs. 20,000 crore has been arranged through banks and other financial institutions," Rao said.

Terming the project as the lifeline of Telangana, he said, "This project will solve water problems in seven districts and supply drinking water to Hyderabad."

At an estimated cost of Rs 80,500 crore, the KLIP is the costliest irrigation project taken up by a state. Once completed, it will irrigate 7,38,851 hectares in the erstwhile districts of Karimnagar, Nizamabad, Warangal, Medak, Nalgonda and Ranga Reddy.

The KLIP is a reworked version of 'Pranahitha-Chevella Lift Irrigation Scheme', which was taken up by the Congress government of united Andhra Pradesh in 2007. Now, the project has a storage capacity of 148 tmc ft as opposed to 16 tmc ft in the original plan. 

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via Today Bharat nbsp; nbsp; Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao meets Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Friday. Hyderabad: Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao discussed the economic slowdown and its effect on development with Prime Minister Narendra Modi during their hour-long meeting, sources said. Mr. Rao met Modi and discussed various issues, including the political situation. Sources in the chief ministerrsquo;s office (CMO) said Mr. Rao briefed Modi about the talks initiated by the state government with AP Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy with regard to the inter-linking of Krishna and Godavari rivers to share the waters to benefit both states. nbsp; Earlier, Mr Rao met BJP president and union home minister Mr. Amit Shah for about 40 minutes. He also called on defence minister Rajnath Singh and discussed the relocation of certain institutions from the cantonment area. The CMO, in a statement, disclosed that Mr. Rao had submitted memoranda on 22 issues to the PM during the meeting and requested him to consider them and take appropriate action. He brought up the issue of paying the fifth installment of Rs 450 crore under the assistance for backward districts as per the State Reorganisation Act. He urged Mr. Modi to revive the Cement Corporation of India in Adilabad district with the help of the National Highways Authority of India. Mr. Rao asked the Prime Minister to increase the number of judges in the Telangana High Court from 24 to 42 and to set up an Indian Institute of Management (IIM) in the state, sanction the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research and 23 Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas (JNV) in new districts. He sought national project status for either the Kaleshwaram scheme or the Palamuru-Ranga Reddy lift irrigation project. He told Mr. Modi that Niti Aayog had recommended financial assistance of Rs 5,000 crore for Mission Kakatiya and Rs 19,205 crore for Mission Bhagiratha.Requesting the PM to provide financial assistance as recommended by the Niti Aayog, Mr Rao urged the release of funds for the completion of railway projects in the state and for the National Investment and Manufacturing Zone at Zaheerabad. He also sought an IIIT under PPP model at Karimnagar. Reminding Mr. Modi of the promises made at the time of bifurcation, Mr. Rao said the issue of setting up the steel plant at Bayyaram was pending for six years. nbsp;

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via Today Bharat nbsp; Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao (KCR) expanded his Council of Ministers on Sunday. While former minister and KCRrsquo;s son KT Rama Rao and nephew Harish Rao were inducted into the cabinet, four new faces including two women were accommodated. The four new ministers are Sabitha Indra Reddy, Gangula Kamalakar, Satyavati Rathod and Puvvada Ajay Kumar. With their induction, the Council of Ministers has now increased to 17 from 11. Sabitha and Satyavati are the only two women in KCRrsquo;s cabinet. All six ministers were sworn in on Sunday. This is first expansion after 11 members were inducted into the Telangana cabinet this February. K Tarakarama Rao (KTR), who was left out of the cabinet after TRS returned to power in December 2018, has been made Minister of IT, Municipal Administration and Urban Development. These were very same portfolios KTR handled during KCRrsquo;s first term. As IT Minister, KTR is credited with bringing several industrial and IT projects to the state of Telangana. Following TRSrsquo;s sweep in the 2018 polls, he was made working president of the party following the elections In 2009, KTR made his electoral debut, winning from Siricilla. KTR went on to win in 2014 elections as well, while the 2018 polls saw him win with a margin over 1 lakh votes. KCR, however, chose to depute him to party affairs following TRSrsquo;s thumping win. Harish Rao has been made Finance Minister. He was former irrigation minister between 2014 and 2018. A proteacute;geacute; of KCR and the founding member of TRS, Harish Rao has never lost an election and was elected MLA from Siddipet for the sixth consecutive time. Harish Rao is credited with being the driving force behind the commissioning of the ambitious Kaleshwaram lift irrigation project, during his previous tenure. Though the leader enjoys a strong support among TRS cadre, there has been speculation of a rift between cousins KTR and Harish Rao. While Harish was touted to be the immediate successor to KCR, KTRrsquo;s return from US in 2006 and entry into politics shifted the narrative. However the two leaders have dismissed the speculations as rumours, with both reiterating that they lsquo;grew up as brothersrsquo;. KTR and Harish Rao's re-induction is being dubbed as the CM's attempt to rejuvenate the government while the induction of fresh faces is seen as a pacification of the respective communities they hail from. Sabitha Indra Reddy, a former stalwart of Telangana Congress, has been allocated the Education portfolio, which was earlier vested with G Jagadish Reddy. Jagadish has been made Energy Minister. Jagadish had come under fire earlier this year following the Intermediate (+2 ) results. Around 20 students killed themselves following alleged mismanagement and flaws in the results. Several student groups and opposition parties had sought his resignation. Sabitha had defected along with her son Karthik Reddy to the ruling party in March this year. A key leader in Ranga Reddy district near Hyderabad, Sabitha Reddy was Home Minister in the YS Rajasekhara Reddy government. She was elected from Maheswaram Assembly constituency on a Congress ticket last year. Sabitha entered politics after her husbandrsquo;s death in 2000, and has held multiple portfolios in the state cabinet in her political career spanning almost two decades. Gangula Kamalakar, a three-time MLA from Karimnagar, has been allocated BC Welfare, Food and Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs. Gangula hails from Munnuru Kapu community, which is having a significant populace in the Karimnagar and Nizamabad belt.Nizamabad MP and daughter of KCR K Kavita lost her seat to BJP's Arvind Dharmapuri, who also comes from Munnuru Kapu community. TRS's Vinod Kumar who was Karimnagar MP lost to BJP's Bandi Sanjay, who is also from Munnuru Kapu community, in the 2019 Lok Sabha Elections. Etela Rajendar, who is already holding the portfolio of Health and Family Welfare also heads the Huzurabad constituency in Karimnagar. Satyavati Rathod, another woman MLC hailing from the Tribal community has also been made Minister for ST Welfare and Women and Child Welfare. Satyavati started off her political career as Sarpanch of Gundratimadugu of Khammam 1996. Puvvada Ajay Kumar, the MLA of Palair constituency, has been given Transport. Belonging to a Congress family, Ajay Kumar is said to be close to the party working president KTR. The Ministers oath taking ceremony held in the presence of Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan and CM KCR along with senior officers and Ministers. nbsp;

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via Today Bharat MEIL Complete 130 Projects in FY-19 HYDERABAD: Engineering and Infrastructure giant MEIL has completed over 130 projects in the 2018-19 financial year. These projects include lift irrigation, drinking water, power generation, transmission and distribution, Gas processing, city gas distribution, Hydrocarbon verticals. ldquo;We focus on completing the projects within the scheduled time without compromising the quality of work. There are two projects completed in record time, which eventually entered the several record books and received recognition from the clientsrdquo; said B Srinivas Reddy, Director, MEIL. MEIL entered the Asia Book of Records, India book of records and Limca Book of Records for completing the NP Kunta substation project in record time. The 400/220KV power substation completed in just 7 months for Power Grid Corporation of India. ldquo;We executed complex designs by adopting stringent rules and overcame many obstructions in the process, having improper weather conditions. Power is being supplied through this substation uninterruptedly for the last 3 years. As a result, the NP Kunta substation entered into Limca Book of Record. It is a case of pride for us.rdquo; Said, Mr B Srinivas Reddy, Director, MEIL. MEIL achieved another record in completion of the 80MMSCFED Gas processing facility for Cairn India at Rageswari, Rajasthan. This prestigious project completed in six months is a record in the sector. ldquo;The Gas Processing facility works were done with war footing according to the clientrsquo;s requirement. And MEIL also has taken up operation and maintenance for the period of 18 monthsrdquo; Said Mr B. Srinivas Reddy. MEIL has completed two hydel power projects in Saurashtra canal in Gujarat. Out of three Hydal power generation units with a 15MW capacity each, two were successfully commissioned last year. The third unit is also ready for commissioning now. MEIL established three turbines with a capacity of 5MW in each unit. The units are on Saurashtra canal of Sardar Sarovar (Narmada) project in Gujarat. These Hydal power units will be operated by MEIL for next five years. Meil has completed more than 130 projects so far. Some of them are full fledged and few of them are specific works (packages) in the project scope. Technically they also been considered as projects. MEIL has completed another project in record time is YTPS-GMW project in Raichur, Karnataka. Explaining about this unique project, Mr. B. Srinivas Reddy said that, the proposed project is to supply raw water to YTPS from river Krishna and pumping of burnt coal ash slurry from YTPS plant to the designated ash bund and pumping of recovered as water from ash pond to YTPS plant to minimise the usage of raw water." MEIL has set up a raw water jack well pump house with approach bridge on Krishna river banks and embankment. The company also built an ash water jack well pump house with an approach bridge. These complex and critical works were executed before the specified time. Worldrsquo;s largest Lift Irrigation Project, Kaleshwaram projectrsquo;s majority of the works taken up by MEIL and most of the works were in completed and some are ready commissioning. - MEIL has commissioned Link-1 substations under Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Scheme in the 2018-19 year. - Ramadugu 400 kV Substation in the part of Kaleshwaram package 8 has successfully charged. It was the first substation with completing the whole works and charged up in Kaleshwaram Project.- This substation was connected to Package-8 underground pumping station for 7 motors and pumps having a capacity of each 139 megawatts which is the biggest in the globe. Another major work-related KLIP, the 400/220 KV Substation at Sundilla Pump House aimed at the power supply to Sundilla Pump House and providing power supply to 220KV Annaramamp;Medigadda Substations. MEIL has built a drinking water supply scheme for Nellore city and adjoining villages. 70,000 households will get purified water with this project. Constructed an intake well and pump house on Penna River banks at Viruvuru in Podalakuru Mandal. Part of this project 3 vertical turbine pump sets established with 544 kilowatts capacity. Water purification centre at Mahamadhapur with 122 million litres per day capacity. MEIL has commissioned various drinking water supply schemes across India. Under Mission Baghiratha Scheme MEIL has completed the projects include Karimnagar Phase-1, Siricilla, Vemulawadaamp;Choppadandi, Peddapalli-Ramagundam, Korutla, Jagityalamp; Dharmapuri, Mahabubnagar, Manthani-Bhupalapally, Alair-Intra-AKBR Nalgonda, Palerundash;Warangal, Nizamabad ndash;Singur, SRSP-Adilabad Ph-II, Adilabad Ph-I, Dummugudem-Pusuru, Mangapeta Segments. Asind, Kotri, Shahpura, Pali water supply schemes in Rajasthan, Bhubaneswar Bulk, Keonjhar water Supply schemes in Odisha State and Varanasi, Agra Projects in Uttar Pradesh were commissioned in the last financial year. MEIL executed several projects in the irrigation sector. Purushottapatnam Phase-1, 2, Kondaveetivagu, Chintalapudi, HNSS Phase-2 Lift Scheme from Andhra Pradesh, Uttur, Kolar, Dasarahalli, Kanva Lift Schemes from Karnataka and Saurashtra Branch Canal Pump House 1, 3 and Sauni Yojana L3P5 Projects from Gujarat, Six lifts from Mega Lift Irrigation Scheme, Odisha was commissioned.

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via Today Bharat Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao on Saturday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi and sought the President's assent for a bill, enhancing quantum of reservation for BCs, SCs and STs. In his second meeting with Modi in less than two months, KCR discussed various pending issues relating to the state. He sought the President's assent to the bill for increasing quantum of reservation in educational institutions and government jobs for backward classes, scheduled castes and scheduled tribes. The bill passed by the state legislature last year was sent to the Ministry of Home Affairs for President's assent. According to a statement from the Chief Minister's office in Hyderabad, during the hour-long meeting Rao discussed 11 issues and submitted letters pertaining to them. KCR, as the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) chief is popularly known, told the prime minister that the need to increase the percentage of reservations for SCs, STs and BCs arose as the proportion of the population of these sections increased consequent to the formation of Telangana State. Under the bill passed by the state legislature, quota for STs was increased to 10 percent from the existing 6 percent, while that for BC-E category (the backward sections among the Muslim community) increased to 12 percent from the existing 4 percent. The total reservations in the state, consequently, will go up to 62 percent from the existing 50 percent. KCR brought to Modi's notice that while capping the total quantum of reservations at 50 percent, the Supreme Court had also clarified that, if it should exceed 50 percent, the State shall make out a case showing compelling circumstances for exceeding the limit. He pointed out that Tamil Nadu is providing 69% reservation in the State. The TRS chief also sought the Centre's approval for new zonal system in Telangana pertaining to the government employment in the state. He called for immediate steps to amend the Presidential Order of 1975 to facilitate implementation of the new zonal system created keeping in view the requirements of the new state. As the issue of separate High Court is pending since creation of Telangana in 2014, KCR urged the prime minister to expedite the process. He sought immediate steps for establishing a high court in residuary state of Andhra Pradesh so that the High Court at Hyderabad exclusively caters to the needs of Telangana. KCR reiterated the demand for central grant of Rs 20,000 crores for Kaleshwaram Project being built on Godavari river. He said on completion, it would be the life line of Telangana as it is designed to irrigate 18 lakh acres. The total cost of the project if Rs 80,000 crore.nbsp; The Chief Minister also took up issues such as early completion of pending railway projects and transfer of defence land in Secunderabad for construction of new Secretariat building. KCR has been considering the land in Gymkhana Ground and Bison Polo Grounds, for constructing a new Secretariat, Legislature and a cultural centre on the premises. Critics have suggested that the Chief Minister is shifting the building, only to make it 'vastu-compliant'. Further, protesters claim that the move would kill a crucial lung space in Secunderabad. Despite being faced with several protests and stiff opposition from activists and citizens, KCR remains uncompromising on his decision. Funds for development of backward areas, establishment of Indian Institute of Management (IIM), sanctioning Indian Institute of Information Technology at Karimnagar, and funds to develop the Information Technology Investment Region (ITIR) in Hyderabad as per the already approved scheme were the other key issues taken up by KCR. nbsp;

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via Today Bharat In a major relief to the Telangana government, the Supreme Court on Monday rejected a petition seeking a stay on the Kaleshwaram lift irrigation project.nbsp; The bench comprising of justices Madan B Lokur and Deepak Gupta were hearing a petition filed by D Laxminarayana, convener of Telangana Engineers Forum, sought to know if so many reservoirs needed to be built for the project and also sought the constitution of an experts committee. When the matter came up for hearing, the Telangana government's said that several petitions had been filed earlier and alleged that certain people were trying to stall the project. When the bench asked the petitioner as to why they didn't approach the High Court, the petitioner said it was an inter-state.nbsp; The bench said that it was not willing to hear the matter and asked the petitioner to approach the Hyderabad High Court if needed. Responding to the development, Harish Raonbsp;told reporters, ldquo;In the High Court alone, 80 cases were filed against the project. Irrespective of the number of times they have approached the courts and their pleas rejected, Congress leaders are yet to learn any lesson. Todayrsquo;s decision by the Supreme Court should make it clear that they will never succeed in their conspiracies to stop the project.rdquo; In December last year,nbsp;the Kaleshwaram project, being built across Godavari River in Telangana, received environmental clearance from the Union Environment, Forest and Climate Change Ministry, it was announced. The Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) on irrigation projects gave the clearance for the project at its meeting held on December 5, according to the minutes of the meeting released in Hyderabad by the Telangana government. Being built at a cost of about Rs 80,499 crore, the project will divert 180 TMC of water to irrigate 7.38 lakh hectares. It envisages construction of a barrage near Medigadda village in Karimnagar district to irrigate the land in seven districts. Proposed to be completed in three years, it is also expected to stabilise the existing command area of 7.62 lakh hectares. The project also proposes to provide drinking water facility for Hyderabad and Secunderabad cities. It required about 32,000 hectares of land out of which 2,866 hectares is forest land. The construction of the project will lead to submergence of about 13,706 hectares including 302 hectares in Maharashtra.