Siddipet will be developed into a district: KCR

Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao on Wednesday reiterated that Siddipet will be developed into a district.

Addressing different meetings during his tour to Karimnagar and Medak district, the Chief Minister announced several sops for the Siddipet. Besides spending Rs 4.8 crore for modernisation of Komati Cheruvu near Siddipet, Rs 2 crore will be spent to promote tourism. He said a filter bed would be constructed near the lake which would provide drinking water to the entire Siddipet constituency. He also assured that Siddipet would get better train connectivity in near future.

The Chief Minister, along with his cabinet colleagues and senior officials, also inspected the Lift-cum-Gravity scheme at Maniar Dam of Karimnagar.

Earlier, addressing a meeting at Siddipet, the Chief Minister recalled the difficulties that were faced to supply drinking water to Siddipet. He said it took nearly 16-17 years to supply water to 145 villages in Siddipet, which was a critically high place. He said that the Siddipet model could be replicated in implementation of Water Grid project which aims to provide tap water to all households across Telangana.

The Chief Minister exhorted the officials to work seriously on the project and turn it into a reality. "We will work day and night and we will show to the world the might of Telangana," he said adding that he alone could not achieve the goal unless he gets the support from the officials. He assured that funds would not be a problem for the implementation of Water Grid project which has been given top priority by the State Government. "I'm so confident of completion of this project that I have promise on the floor of Assembly that I would not seek votes if all households in the State does not get tap water before next elections," he said.

Kcr also praised his nephew and Irrigation Minister T Harish Rao and described him as a precious pearl.

Later, Kcr performed puja at the Venkateswara Swamy Temple and also participated in the Golden Jubilee celebrations of Servants Home.

He was accompanied with Deputy Chief Ministers Mehmood Ali and Dr T Rajaiah, Ministers Etala Rajender, Pocharam Srinivas Reddy, Nayani Narasimha Reddy, T Harish Rao, T Padma Rao, Jagadish Reddy, Mahender Reddy, Jogu Ramanna, Deputy Speaker Padma Devender, MP K Prabhakar Reddy, MLCs Sudhakar Reddy and Farooq Hussain.