Telangana govt sanctioned Rs. 65 crores for Musi river

     Written by : SMTV24x7 | Wed, Oct 18, 2017, 11:49 AM

TS Govt sancioned Rs.65 Crores for the modernization of Musi River

Hyderabad, Oct 18: The Telangana State government has sanctioned Rs 65 crore for modernization of Musi River Project canal system here on Tuesday.

The Irrigation Minister T Harish Rao said that the repairs of both the right and the left canals would be taken up immediately under the modernization programme on war-footing. He said the works would help irrigate an additional 30,000 acres.

The Minister added that the government had taken up modernization works on SRSP, Nizam Sagar, Nagarjuna Sagar, Palair old canal, Ghanpur anicut and various other projects.

Earlier, Municipal Administration and Urban Development Minister, KT Rama Rao announced that a Rs.1,665-crore plan is being prepared for the beautification of the river.

Following a meeting with the Musi Development Corporation, it was decided to clean up the mess in the river, the Telangana Government plans to take up its beautification on the lines done on the banks of river Sabarmati in Ahmedabad.