13 NEW DISTRICTS (UNANIMOUS) ALMOST FINAL : SOME MORE TO BE DECLARED LATER

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పాలనాధార్మికుడు KCR

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Water Fights Will Harm Both States' : Let's talk, KCR tells Naidu

Holding out an olive branch to his AP counterpart, CM Chandrasekhar Rao on Thursday invited Chandrababu Naidu for a dialogue for an amicable settlement of issues relating to sharing of river water by the two Telugu states. Speaking on the occasion of Telangana state formation day celebrations at HICC, Rao said hatred between neighbouring states would only prove detrimental. “When Telangana could reach out to Maharashtra on irrigation projects and convince Karnataka to release one tncft of water to the Jurala project, then talks can happen with AP too, provided the AP chief minister is receptive to the idea.“ Elaborating on the water situation in Telangana and AP, KCR said over 4200 tmcft of water is available for two states in Godavari and Krishna rivers. This, he said, was sufficient to irrigate more than four crore acres. “We are seeking water just to irrigate one crore acres, while AP can utilise rest of it and irrigate crores of acres. When this is the reality, where is the need to fight among ourselves?“ he sought to know. KCR said that he had explained the same to Naidu when he went to invite the AP CM for the Ayuta Chandi Yagam conducted last year. Telangana's irrigation projects are designed to stamp out drought by the year 2022. “Irrespective of rainfall amount, the state will be drought-free after 2022,“ he told the cheering audience. Dwelling on the state's fi nances, the chief minister said the growth rate of Telangana was better than the national average and the state's budget figure will touch Rs 5 lakh crore by 2024. Telangana will be power surplus in the next three years by enhancing the generation capacity to 24,000 MW. Pointing out that the state was providing uninterrupted power, Rao said, “Now, we have reached the stage where there is no need for generators and inverters.“ Governor ESL Narasimhan, in his address on the oc han, in his address on the occasion, showered praise on the TRS government. “In the past two years, there was no major law and order problem which shows that Telangana is in the safe hands,“ he said, adding “the government must strive to uplift people reeling under the poverty line, otherwise, development will not make any sense.“ Earlier in the day , addressing the formal state formation day celebrations at Parade Grounds, the CM recounted the various development and welfare programmes taken up by his government over the past two years. KCR said new districts will be created in a `scientific manner' and the whole exercise will be completed by Ugadi. KCR, along with the governor, honoured achievers from various fields, including literature, music, folk art and journalism. KCR also handed over job appointment orders to the kin of Telangana martyrs. (sOURCE- TOI)  

TALLEST FLAGPOST IN THE COUNTRY IN BANGARU TELANGANA

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GOLDEN TELANGANA : 2ND ANNIVERSARY

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Telangana@2 cements iconic cult of KCR

HYDERABAD: Telangana will celebrate twin anniversaries on June 2: two years of the state’s creation by bifurcating united Andhra Pradesh and a similar milestone for its first chief minister. Two years is not the optimal timeframe to judge a new state, a new government or a new chief minister. But K Chandrashekar Rao, KCR to his followers, must and will be judged — the long shadow of history falls upon him.

The destinies of Telangana and KCR have been entwined. He spearheaded the agitation for a separate state. Once created, KCR rules it with little dissent.

The opposition lies in tatters. KCR’s Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) has won a majority of polls held since then.. It has also emaciated his rivals by large-scale poaching of opposition lawmakers.

In the halls of power in Telangana’s official buildings in Hyderabad, two names echo for everyone – KCR’s and his son KT Rama Rao’s (KTR). They are the epicentre of all power and decision-making in Telangana. In all state political forums, father and son are hailed as the creators of ‘Bangaru Telangana’ (golden Telangana).

KTR is an US-educated, mediasavvy, middle-aged politician and seen as a worthy successor and subsequent CM. Upon winning the Hyderabad civic polls, KCR gave the municipal administration and urban development portfolio to his son.

KCR’s legendary battles with his Andhra Pradesh counterpart, Chandrababu Naidu, over power-sharing and river watersharing, are legendary. So are KCR’s personal quirks and his affinity for the divine.

A firm believer in Vaastu philosophy, KCR appointed his personal consultant Suddala Sudhakar Teja as official advisor to the Telangana government for a remuneration of Rs 75,000 per month.

Teja is supposed to ensure that all government buildings are constructed in a ‘dosha-free’ (without spiritual faults) manner. He is now consulted even on ‘architectural issues’ and structural designs of all public buildings, including irrigation projects.

His is also the brain behind the redesigning of KCR’s camp office at Begumpet, the CM’s official residence.

KCR is not as media savvy like Naidu but the Telangana CM has also made placatory moves to win journalists over. A scheme for a health insurance fund for journalists and a new building for the press club have been doled out. More importantly, on coming to power KCR bought over television channel T News and the Telugu newspaper Namaste Telangana.

In KCR’s scheme of things, the theme of ‘invaders’ – natives of the fertile Andhra region who ‘ruled’ over the poorer, parched areas of Telangana – is one that has recurred over the past six decades. KCR has chosen not only to retain this divisive theme but to perpetuate it to consolidate his political position.

Political hawks predict that as KCR and his party take this xenophobic rhetoric forward, the coming years will see an intensification of water wars, not only between Telangana and Andhra Pradesh but also with Maharashtra and Karnataka.

KCR is unafraid to use terms like “third class” and “illegal” to describe Andhra Pradesh’s government staff, asking them to leave the new state. This is a continuation of his frontal attack on Andhra natives, which he launched in August 2013 as soon as bifurcation was announced.

But the CM knows well that xenophobia alone will not be enough for him to retain his tight grip on power. Thus he has combined a strategy of fear with promises of free doles. Public welfare has been on the top of his political agenda, with Rs 35,000 crore being spent annually on such schemes in the last two years.

“Nidhulu, nillu and niyamalu” (river water, resources and jobs) was KCR’s poll promise to voters. He is willing to splurge in order to keep his core vote bank – the farmers – happy.

KCR, who once lobbied hard against the information technology lobby, is now looking at the sector for job and wealth creation.

About 500 companies, including the likes of Google, Amazon and Apple, are now doing business in the state. Government data show that software exports have increased manifold to Rs 75,000 crore in 2015-16.

The state registered a growth of 11.7% against the national average of 8.6%. In the current fiscal, growth is expected to increase to 14.9%.

(By arrangement with GRIST Media)

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