Overview

• Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy announced the renaming during the 10th-day ceremony for Ramreddy Damodar Reddy at Thungathurthy in Suryapet district.
• He said a government order formalizing the new name would be issued within 24 hours.
• The government plans to take up desilting and lining works on SRSP canals soon, according to the chief minister.
• Congress leaders highlighted Damodar Reddy’s long campaign for SRSP, crediting him with securing irrigation for farmers in the Thungathurthy region.
• Senior leaders including Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka, ministers N. Uttam Kumar Reddy and Komatireddy Venkat Reddy, and MP K. Raghuveer Reddy attended, with calls for political opportunities for the late leader’s family and ally Sarvotham Reddy.