KODANGAL: Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Monday laid the foundation for 13 development works worth ₹9,053.48 crore in his Kodangal constituency. Addressing a farmers' meeting at Lagacherla on the last day of his three-day visit, he promised to bring Krishna river water to Kodangal by December 2028.
The main works
- Radial Road-2 from Kothwalguda to Nacharam: ₹5,060 crore
- Second phase of the Makthal–Narayanpet–Kodangal Lift Irrigation Scheme: ₹2,100 crore
- 223 new and pending BT road works: ₹1,410 crore
- An agricultural college in Kodangal: ₹123 crore; 10 Telangana Public Schools: ₹118.80 crore
- Modern bus stations at Kodangal, Kosgi and Maddur: ₹41.83 crore; a palm oil factory at the Lagacherla industrial park
Revanth Reddy accused the previous BRS government of neglecting the Palamuru region and leaving behind debts of ₹8 lakh crore, and said the state now pays ₹80,000 crore a year in repayments and interest. Citing the water shortage, he asked farmers not to grow paddy and to use water sparingly. At a women's self-help group event on his birthday, he said 70 lakh women are already in SHGs and the target is one crore.
The BRS objection
Police detained former Kodangal MLA and BRS leader Patnam Narender Reddy at Baharpet crossroads near Pargi as he travelled to Kosgi for the funeral of a party worker. Police said he was held because of the Chief Minister's visit. BRS working president K.T. Rama Rao called the arrest undemocratic and asked whether consoling a bereaved family had become a crime. He and MLA Sabitha Indra Reddy demanded Narender Reddy's unconditional release.
