In a move to provideirrigation waterto the entire ayucut, the has put the modernisation of Telugu Ganga canals in Rayalaseema districts on the fast track.
Farmers on 1.75 lakh acres in Kurnool, Kadapa, Nellore and Chittoor districts are expected to benefit after completion of lining works for the canals and upgradation of capacity of local tanks.
The government set its focus on the modernisation of the Telugu Ganga project soon after Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy took over the reins of the state.