Harish Rao appoints 5 year child as brand ambassador of Irrigation

Hyderabad Feb 5: In a surprise move Telangana State govt has appointed a 5-year boy as the brand ambassador for irrigation in the State.

Irrigation Minister Harish Rao has taken this decision
after a five-year-old kindergarten student, Nehal spelled out with ease the salient features of major and medium irrigation projects on Krishna and Godavari river basins, was the cynosure of all eyes at a meeting of the irrigation engineers.

Minister Harish Rao was impressed by his speech of a child who had equiped himself with extensive knowledge of irrigation systems and what he understood by re-engineering of the projects and the brain behind the massive exercise.

The boy had spoken about Tammidihatti and Medigadda points on Godavari river and the water yield potential of the lift irrigation schemes coming up at both the places. He also gave an impressive explanation of the Chanaka- Korata inter-State barrage on Penganga.

The Minister has also announced that the irrigation dept would bear the entire expenditure of his education.