Uttam demands release of water from Nagarjuna Sagar
Hyderabad, Oct 14 (INN): Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee president N. Uttam Kumar Reddy demanded that the State Government immediately release water from the Nagarjuna Sagar Left Canal.
Addressing a press conference at Gandhi Bhavan on Wednesday, Uttam Kumar Reddy said standing crops, spread across one lakh acres of land, would be lost if water is not released on immediate basis. He said several farmers have ended their lives due to adverse seasonal conditions and therefore, immediate steps need to be taken to protect others from losing their crops. He threatened that the Congress party would launch mass agitation if water was not released from Nagarjuna Sagar Left Canal.
Uttam Kumar Reddy also said that nearly 3,000 rice mills were on the verge of closure which would snatch livelihood of about 10 lakh people. He said that the rice mills were badly hit due to low cultivation and consequently drop in exports. He demanded that the State and Central Governments immediately announce some bailout package for rice millers.
News Posted: 14 October, 2015
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