Veligonda project works on track, to finish by 2026, says Minister

Pula Subbaiah Veligonda Reservoir Project duplicate passageway works volition beryllium completed by 2026 and Nallamala Sagar volition beryllium filled with the waters of River Krishna, said Minister for Water Resources Nimmala Rama Naidu, portion inspecting the ongoing works of the task successful Prakasam territory connected Friday (December 12, 2025). This is his 3rd sojourn to inspect the works implicit the past 1 month.

Addressing the media aft travelling 18 km wrong the passageway to inspect the analyzable lining works and conducting a reappraisal with the irrigation officials and agencies, the Minister said, “As per the instructions of Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu, and successful accordance with the acceptable targets earlier, we are continuously monitoring Veligonda task works to guarantee its completion by adjacent year.”

The Minister said that different ₹4,000 crore volition beryllium required to implicit the ongoing works arsenic good arsenic the distributary canals. “Despite having truthful overmuch enactment to do, it is unusual to deliberation however erstwhile Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy dedicated this task to the nation. He is the marque ambassador of fraud and deceit successful the past of the State,” helium alleged.

After the conjugation authorities came to power, astir 2,200 cubic meters of factual enactment was completed successful the caput regulator. The analyzable lining enactment up to 3-km successful the tunnels was completed wrong a play of past 18 months. Currently, 12 meters of lining enactment is being done per time with 4 gantries,” Mr. Rama Naidu said.

He further said, “The bureau has been instructed to summation the fig of gantries and implicit the enactment arsenic per the acceptable target. While 45,000 cubic meters of hard stone enactment is yet to beryllium done successful the feeder canal, implicit 28,000 cubic meters of enactment has already been completed. The tender process for the operation of feeder canal lining and retaining partition was completed astatine a outgo of ₹456 crore.”

The enactment started earlier successful December. The bureau has been instructed to implicit it earlier the adjacent rainy play begins. A 600-meter passageway lining has been done and gates are being installed for the Teegaleru Canal. The operation enactment of a 9.6 km imperishable diversion roadworthy has been completed, the Minister added.