Telangana CM promises university, irrigation and airport for Adilabad
Hyderabad: Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Thursday unveiled a comprehensive Adilabad development plan, pledging key infrastructure projects including a university, irrigation schemes, a cement factory and an airport.
Speaking at a public meeting under the ‘Praja Palana – Praja Vijayotsavalu’ programme in Adilabad town, he said the state would soon begin work on the Dr B.R. Ambedkar Pranahita-Chevella irrigation project at Tummidihatti to provide water to Adilabad farms.
He confirmed that the government would approve a university for Adilabad after a high-level review. He suggested Indravelli as a suitable location and proposed naming it after Komaram Bheem, but left the final decision to elected representatives of the undivided district.
CM outlines projects for irrigation, aviation, employment and education
Revanth Reddy announced that the state would also fast-track the Chanaka-Korata irrigation project, which had been delayed under the previous government despite Maharashtra’s approval for Pranahita-Chevella at a 150-metre elevation.
He promised that construction of an airport in Adilabad would begin within a year. “In a district where even red buses struggled to reach, we’ll now land airplanes,” he said.
The CM added that a cement factory would be set up soon to make use of the district’s limestone deposits. Private investors would be brought in to generate local employment.
On employment, he said the government had already provided 61,000 jobs in under a year, cleaned up the Public Service Commission, and filled 563 Group-1 posts. After the current outreach events end, the state would initiate recruitment for another 40,000 posts.
He said the state’s goal is to fill 100,000 government jobs and encourage youth to aim for civil services. “Young people should study well and become IAS and IPS officers, bringing honour to Telangana,” he said.
The CM also highlighted support for tribal communities. Referring to Komaram Bheem as an icon of resistance, he said Indravelli’s martyr memorial was now a tourism site. The families of those who died there have been given Indiramma houses.
He concluded by saying his government would treat development and welfare as equal priorities. “Politics ends with elections. Governance must continue beyond them,” he said.
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