Uttam reaffirms Congress govt's commitment to people's welfare
Speaking in Miryalaguda during the distribution of Indiramma housing sanction letters, he emphasised the govt's mission to provide dignified homes to every family under the ₹22,000 crore scheme, which aims to build 4.5 lakh houses statewide, with each constituency receiving 3,500 homes featuring modern amenities.
Uttam credited Congress workers for their role in the party's 2023 victory and lauded chief minister A Revanth Reddy, deputy CM Bhatti Vikramarka, and housing minister Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy for driving the ambitious housing initiative.
Turning to irrigation, he assured that all pending projects in Miryalaguda will be completed within the current govt's term. He expressed concern over the Krishna river water sharing imbalance, accusing the previous BRS regime of neglecting Telangana's interests and allowing Andhra Pradesh to illegally divert more than 64% of the water since 2014-15.
He highlighted expansions like the Pothireddypadu Head Regulator, which increased AP's water diversion capacity, adversely affecting Telangana's irrigation projects including Kalwakurthy and Palamuru-Rangareddy.
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Uttam promised to resume work on the Srisailam Left Bank Canal tunnel to secure 30 tmc of water for the Nalgonda region.
On agriculture, he announced Telangana's record yasangi paddy procurement—72.42 lakh metric tonnes—surpassing previous years, supported by expanded procurement centres and direct farmer payments exceeding ₹15,000 crore this season, more than double that of the BRS govt era.
He also highlighted the free fine rice scheme, which provides 6 kg of rice monthly to nearly 3.10 crore beneficiaries, covering 84% of the state's population at an annual cost exceeding ₹13,000 crore.
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