"The state government has decided to revive about 46,000 tanks under the initiative named 'Mission Kakatiya' (named after the Kakatiya dynasty of Warangal)," a release from the Chief minister's office said here today.
The government was planning to kick off the mission by inviting Union Water Resources Minister Uma Bharati to inaugurate a 20-feet pylon at Warangal.
"The government would restore around 9,000 tanks in the first year of its implementation," the release said.
As per the release, State chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao finalised the pylon model today.