Overview
- At public meetings on January 16, the Telangana chief minister inaugurated the Sadarmat barrage in Nirmal and the Chanaka–Korata pump house in Adilabad, releasing water for rabi crops.
- He said he will continue to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union home minister Amit Shah to secure funds and approvals, stressing that the outreach carries no personal agenda.
- He announced plans to pursue an irrigation project at Thummidihatti under the Pranahita–Chevella scheme to serve about 200,000 acres, which he noted depends on clearances from the Centre and cooperation from Maharashtra.
- He said he will seek sanction for an airport in Adilabad to improve connectivity, with steps such as land acquisition discussed and a public call to invite the prime minister for the ceremony.
- He unveiled an advanced training or technology centre for Nirmal, a university at IIIT-Basar and Rs 22 crore for the Nagoba Jatara, and he attacked the BRS while launching the Congress campaign for upcoming municipal elections.