The power-scarce Telangana will add 20,000 MW of power in the next five years.
The State, which saw shortages in the range of 15-20 million units in the last two months, said BHEL will come up with a capacity of 6,000 MW and NTPC will set up power plant to generate 4,000 MW.
"We have entered into an agreement with Chattisgarh government to buy 1,000 MW. Our goal is to make the State a power surplus State. In order to bail out farmers, we will spend Rs 200 crore to buy solar pumpsets. We have allocated Rs 1,000 crore for Telangana State Generation Company," Eatela Rajender, Telangana Finance Minister, said.
Presenting the maiden budget for the new State, he said the road network would be strengthened by infusing Rs 10,000 crore in the next two years. He allocated Rs 4,000 crore in this year's Budget for the purpose. The plan includes double-laning of roads connecting mandal headquarters to district headquarters with Rs 400 crore.
The State Road Transport Corporation will get 1,000 more buses this year.
Water grid project
The Minister allocated Rs 2,000 crore for the ambitious Rs 25,000-crore Water Grid schemes, that seeks to provide drinking water to each household and water for irrigation and industry.