Minister wants swift disbursal of LA pay-out lying at district-level

Minister for Irrigation and Civil Supplies Minister N. Uttam Kumar Reddy instructed the authorities concerned to disburse ₹813 crore compensation for land acquisition at the earliest to speed up pending works of the ongoing irrigation projects.

In a videoconference held from Hyderabad along with Chief Secretary Sanjay Jaju, Secretary to the Chief Minister K. Manicka Raj, Secretary Finance S.K. Sultania on Monday, the Minister told the District Collectors and Irrigation officials to ensure that funds already released for land acquisition and Rehabilitation and Resettlement (R&R) reach affected farmers on a war-footing. Minister for Transport and BC Welfare Ponnam Prabhakar, Commissioner for Land Acquisition Siva Kumar Naidu also participated.