Revenue Minister Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy has directed the Irrigation officials to speed up works related to plugging the breach to the Palair left canal bund. The Minister inspected the progress of the works related to closing the breath to the left canal at Hatya Thanda under Kusumanchi mandal of Palair constituency on Sunday.
He interacted with the officials discussing the technical details of the breach, temporary works taken up to close it and permanent restoration works to be taken up later. He asked the engineering officials to execute the works speedily to provide water to the farmers through the canal.
He wanted the works to plug the breach should be carried round the clock, if necessary, make arrangements to deploy workers in shifts. Simultaneously, canal excavation works and lining works should be implemented, he said. Irrigation Chief Engineer Vidyasagar, Superintending Engineer Narsinga Rao, officials concerned and others were present.