Telangana: 30 lift irrigation projects to be new thrust area of govt

HYDERABAD: Making it clear that irrigation remains at the core of its planning and execution, the government made a sizeable allocation of Rs 16,931 crore for the sector in Thursday’s budget.
The government will now take up construction of 30 small and medium lift irrigation projects in various assembly constituencies. While some LI projects have already been sanctioned, some projects’ detailed project reports have been readied.They will be sanctioned soon. These are apart from completing major LI projects like Kaleshwaram and Palamuru-Rangareddy and Dindi.
Construction of new lifts would be taken up at Nallikal lift in Nagarjuna Sagar constituency, Pogilla, Kambalapally, Nambapuram-Peddagattu, Peddamunigaala and Akkampalli lifts in Devarakonda constituency, Dunnapothula Gandi-Balnepally, Baplathanda, Kesavapuram-Kondrapole, Bothalapalem-Vadapalli, Veerlapalem and Thopucharla lifts in Miryalaguda constituency, Nagamadugu lift in Jukkal constituency, Mucherla and Kamtam-Chikli lifts in Armoor constituency, Kodicherla lift in Balkonda constituency, Sthambampalli, Velgaturu and Dammanapeta lifts in Dharmapuri constituency and Gattu lift in Gadwal constituency.
“After redesigning the irrigation projects, Kaleshwaram project on Godavari river is almost finished. Sita Rama Project is nearing completion. Similarly, works on Palamuru-RR LI project are at a brisk pace. Dindi LI project that could provide water to the Sagar left canal lands near Nalgonda district will complete soon. Sammakka Sagar (Thupakulagudem) which is part of Devadula project is nearing completion and construction of Sitamma Sagar (Dummugudem), part of Sita Rama Project, will start in due course,” the government said in its budget proposals.