PNS|Hyderabad
Industries Minister KT Rama Rao said that Telangana will help Tamil Nadu and Karnataka with rice. “Tamil Nadu and Karnataka are asking for rice and paddy. We will not let political differences come in the way of helping other states,” KTR said. He said that Telangana produces 3.5 crore tonnes of paddy every year and that Telangana now tops the country in paddy cultivation. The Kaleshwaram Project irrigates lakhs of acres, he said.
He said that the per capita income of Telangana doubled after the formation of the state.
The Lulu Group started operations in the state in the presence of KTR at the ITC Kakatiya Hotel in Begumpet, Hyderabad. He said that tourism is expected to increase after Lulu’s investment in the state. He said that the cotton grown in Telangana is of the highest quality in the country. KTR also spoke about the “five revolutions” that the government has brought about in Telangana.
He highlighted the success story of Telangana and how it embarked upon the five revolutions of green (agriculture), pink (meat and poultry), blue (fisheries), yellow (oil palm cultivation), and white (milk and milk products). He urged the Lulu group to set up processing plants for fish and meat in Telangana to which the company agreed.
