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NASA Space Technology Hyderabad: Irrigation minister N. Uttam Kumar Reddy has initiated repairs on a war-footing at the Nagarjunasagar left bank canal (LBC) to save crops over nearly four lakh acres. The canal had sustained multiple breaches due to the recent heavy floods.The damage to this critical canal system has threatened standing kharif crops in Suryapet district. On Sunday, the minister conducted a comprehensive field-level inspection of the ongoing repairs in Huzurnagar and Kodad Assembly constituencies. He emphasised the importance of expediting the repairs in order to safeguard the livelihoods of thousands of farmers. The aim was to complete repairs that typically take one to two months within a week.During his visit to Kodad constituency, the minister inspected ongoing repair works at Nadigudem mandal in Ramachandrapuram. Restoration works in this area are crucial, given the...