Former minister and Suryapet MLA G Jagadish Reddy demanded that the government immediately operate lifts in Sagar ayacut and save the withering orchards.
Addressing the media in Miryalaguda, Jagadish Reddy said that the tanks in the left canal area should be filled with water on a war footing through lifts and tubewells. It is the responsibility of the government to save lakhs of acres of orchards that are drying up.
The Congress government has meted out injustice to the farmers by not utilising the water of Sagar reservoir. After campaigning at the Kaleshwaram project, the motors were turned on Thursday and water was released in a hurry. The crops already dried up and there was no use, he said.
Jagadish Reddy, who started the campaign on behalf of the farmers as an opposition party, said that KCR himself entered the field.  “We will hold protests in all constituencies tomorrow. We are also demanding that water should be released under SLBC and the tanks should be filled.’
Release water to save withering orchards: Jagadish to govt
He came down heavily on the Ministers for failing to interact with farmers in distress and give them courage to ensure they do not commit suicide. None of the District Ministers have so far visited the villages and inspected the withered crops, he said.
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