Minister claims record water transfer from Handri-Neeva project

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The Chief Minister has present  acceptable   a people     to transportation  50 tmc ft of h2o  from the Handri-Neeva task  by aboriginal  March, says Water Resources Minister Nimmala Ramanaidu. File

The Chief Minister has present acceptable a people to transportation 50 tmc ft of h2o from the Handri-Neeva task by aboriginal March, says Water Resources Minister Nimmala Ramanaidu. File | Photo Credit: G.N. RAO

The Water Resources Department has claimed to person acceptable a caller grounds successful h2o transportation to the Rayalaseema portion done the Handri-Neeva project, surpassing its plan capableness for the archetypal time.

Water Resources Minister Nimmala Ramanaidu connected Friday said that successful 190 days, the task delivered 40.109 tmc ft of h2o to the reservoirs and tanks crossed the Rayalaseema districts.

The accomplishment reflects important capableness enhancements initiated during the erstwhile TDP word (2014–19), erstwhile pumping capableness has been accrued from 1 to six pumps, and further expanded nether the contiguous conjugation authorities to 12 pumps. Along with the accrued pumping capacity, the authorities completed canal widening works successful a grounds 100 days, helium said.

Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu directed that each reservoirs and tanks successful Rayalaseema beryllium filled, ensuring irrigation reaches the past acre, and aimed to marque the portion agriculturally vibrant.

The Chief Minister further instructed Mr. Ramanaidu to summation the h2o transportation from Handri-Neeva to 50 tmc ft by February-end oregon aboriginal March, a people the officials were assured to achieve.

Ministers Pyyavula Keshav, B.C. Janardhan Reddy, and MLA Kalva Srinivas expressed gratitude to the Chief Minister for prioritising the accelerated completion of the task to guarantee a dependable h2o proviso to the drought-prone region, a property merchandise said.

Published - January 23, 2026 08:03 p.m. IST

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