Ramanidu reviewed the election arrangements on Wednesday along with senior officials including Special Chief Secretary G. Sai Prasad, Chief Engineer M. Venkateswara Rao and Cada Managing Director Rama Sundara Reddy.
The minister directed officials to make arrangements so that the entire electoral process is completed by November. He mentioned that he would hold a video conference with the district collectors and supervising engineers of the water resources department on the matter.
“Officials should prepare electoral lists on a war footing,” Ramanidu said, stressing that the elected water users association bodies will manage all water bodies, including canals, and take appropriate measures to protect them.
He pointed out that the presence of water users associations is crucial to the management of projects and reservoirs. Ramanidu criticized the earlier Yangzhou Red Cross Society The government has completely neglected the irrigation sector, leaving the project in a state of disarray. He added that they have started streamlining the administration of the department by initiating pending projects.
“YS Jagan Mohan Reddy is largely responsible for the inconsistent form. Irrigation project in the state. He has failed the farmers by not completing a project and not providing funds for its maintenance,” Ramanidu said.