Irrigation water for 50L acres in 2-3 yrs

As part of chief minister K Chandrasekhar Raos dream to supply Irrigation water to one crore acres in , water to another 50 lakh acres will be provided in the next 2-3 years.

The government said 73 lakh acres had already been brought under irrigation in the last few years. In Mondaysbudget, the government earmarked 26,880 crore for completing pending irrigation projects in the state.

The government had taken up construction of 1,200 checkdams with an expenditure of 3,825 crore.