In yet another milestone in the record setting Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Scheme (KLIS) , aimed at transforming the rural landscape of Telangana , Godavari water was successfully released into the 3 TMC capacity Ranganayak Sagar Reservoir located at Chandlapur village in Chinnakodur mandal, from the Surge Pool in Siddipet on Friday.
In a simple ceremony maintaining social distancing norms, Minister for Information Technology KT Rama Rao and Finance Minister T Harish Rao formally switched on one of the four pumps releasing water into the reservoir, which once filled will be able to irrigate 1,14,000 acres of land in both Siddipet and Rajana Sircilla districts. The Ministers first offered prayers at the Ranganayak Swamy Temple before leaving for the pump house.