A.P. Irrigation officials set a record by releasing 40 tmcft water to Rayalaseema through Handri-Neeva

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The Andhra Pradesh Irrigation section has acceptable a grounds by transferring h2o to Rayalaseema portion done Handri–Neeva project. For the archetypal clip successful history, irrigation officials person drawn 40.109 TMCft of h2o from the Handri–Neeva task beyond the project’s designed capacity, according to an authoritative statement.

The connection said not lone was h2o transferred astatine a grounds level, but this was achieved wrong conscionable 190 days. Since the completion of the project, this is the archetypal clip specified a ample quantity of h2o has been conveyed, bringing immense joyousness to farmers crossed the Rayalaseema districts.

Minister from the Rayalaseema portion Payyavula Keshav and BC Janardhan Reddy, on with Rayadurg MLA Kalva Srinivasulu met Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu and expressed their gratitude. Minister Payyavula Keshav recalled that betwixt 2014 and 2019, h2o could beryllium drawn utilizing lone 1 pump, but during that period, works were undertaken to heighten the capableness to run six pumps.

Mr. Janardhan Reddy said widening of the Handri–Neeva canals was completed wrong 100 days, which itself was a record. Irrigation Minister Nimmala Ramanaidu said that the Muchumarri project, which was portion of the Handri–Neeva scheme, had been a large turning constituent and its operation has enabled palmy h2o proviso to Rayalaseema.

Rayadurg MLA K. Srinivasulu said the determination taken earlier to conception the Muchumarri task is the cardinal crushed wherefore h2o is being supplied to Rayalaseema astatine this standard today.

The Chief Minister has asked officials to make yet different grounds by transferring up to 50 TMCft of h2o to the Rayalaseema districts done the Handri–Neeva task and said that the reservoirs and tanks crossed the Rayalaseema portion should beryllium filled with water.

The Irrigation Minister assured the Chief Minister that steps would beryllium taken to transportation an further 10 TMCft of h2o by the extremity of February oregon the archetypal week of March, thereby achieving a full transportation of 50 TMCft of water.

Published - January 24, 2026 03:56 p.m. IST

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