Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka took a whirlwind tour of the tribal heartland of Utnoor mandal in Adilabad district on Wednesday.
He began his tour late on Wednesday afternoon with a visit to Danthanapalli village where he attended the commissioning ceremony of a beneficiary of the Indiramma housing scheme.
He paid floral tributes to the statue of Gond martyr Kumram Sura at Kolamguda village.
Deputy CM laid foundation stones for Young India Integrated Residential School and 33/11 KV substation at Pulimadugu village.
Late in the evening he interacted with the villagers in Kummarithanda village.
Speaking on the occasion, he said that the state government is implementing the Indira Soura Giri Jala Vikasm scheme to uplift the tribal farmers by providing solar irrigation facilities at an estimated cost of ₹12,500 crore.
He listed the key welfare programs of the state and assured to launch the Pulimadugu project and two other projects in Utnoor Mandal to address the irrigation needs of tribal farmers who inhabit remote villages.
Later, the Deputy CM handed over pattas under the Forest Rights Act (RoFR) to several Adivasi farmers.
Published – 21 Jan 2026 22:24 IST
