Hyderabad, March 8 -- Telangana Irrigation and Civil Supplies minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy on Sunday announced a special initiative to fast-track key irrigation projects aimed at benefiting farmers in the erstwhile Mahbubnagar district and other parts of south Telangana.

He said the government would extend required financial and administrative support to complete the works on priority.

Reviewing the progress of irrigation projects in the region, the minister pledged to make the Palamuru-Rangareddy Lift Irrigation Scheme (PRLIS) fully operational within the next 20 months.

He asserted that the State government would ensure full utilisation of Telangana's entitlement to river waters, a press release informed.

Uttam Kumar Reddy also set ...