Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy has launched the Indira Soura Giri Jala Vikasam scheme from Macharam village in Nagarkurnool district. Under the scheme, tribal farmers will receive free solar pumps of 5 -7.5 horsepower for irrigating horticultural crops.
The 12-point ‘Nallamala Declaration’ was passed during the launch of the new ‘ Revanth Reddy Launches ‘Indira Soura Giri Jala Vikasam’ to Provide Free Solar Pumps for Tribal Farmers’ scheme, which talks about the developmental initiatives for tribals living in the forest areas. The pilot project was launched on 45 acres in Macharam, benefiting 45 tribals whose lands were not only taken away, but cases were also filed against the tribals for waging a struggle to protect their lands under the previous rule.
Addressing the event, the Chief Minister said the solar pumps will be provided to every farmer across the Achampet assembly constituency in 100 days. He also directed the officials to prepare plans to set up solar power plants through the women’s self-help groups (SHG), so that they could gain revenues from that.
He further said six lakh acres without electricity facilities will be covered under the Indira Soura Giri Jala Vikasam scheme, so that they could grow horticultural crops and become self-reliant.
About 600 crore rupees will be spent to bring over 27 thousand acres of land belonging to 10 thousand farmers under cultivation in the first year in Telangana. The government has earmarked 12 thousand 600 crore rupees for the Indira Soura Giri Jala Vikasam for the implementation of the scheme across the state in the next 4 years.