Telangana Chief Minister K.Chandrasekhar Rao on Saturday operationalised the Palamuru-Rangareddy Lift Irrigation Scheme (PRLIS) intended to irrigate 12.3 lakh acres of uplands by switching on the first pump of the first-stage lift of the project at Yellur-Narlapur in Nagarkurnool district.
Within 10 minutes of switching on the pump at the control room by the Chief Minister, water started gushing out of the delivery cistern to allow flow of Krishna water into the Narlapur reservoir. Along with Ministers, MPs, MLAs and officials led by Chief Secretary A.Santhi Kumari, Mr.Rao offered prayers to the river waters.
The water flowing into the reservoir was filled into ‘kalashams’ to be taken to every village of the combined Mahabubnagar district for pouring them on the village deities.
