Archive · 5 Sep 2025
Telangana Sets December 2027 Deadline for SLBC Tunnel
The SLBC tunnel, a crucial underground water project, is getting a new push.
The Chief Minister has set a strict deadline of December 9, 2027, to finish it.
The project aims to bring water to farmers in the region.
They plan to dig 175 meters of tunnel each month.
Funds will be readily available.
The government is pushing the company in charge to speed up work.
Chief Minister Revanth Reddy set a December 9, 2027, deadline for the SLBC tunnel completion.
The SLBC project is crucial for the entire state and especially Nalgonda district.
The government will provide funds through a green channel to avoid financial hurdles.
Contracting agency JP Associates will face strict accountability for any delays.
The target is to complete 175 meters of tunneling per month, with 9 km remaining.
- Who
- Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy
- What
- Set a deadline and directed the completion of the SLBC tunnel works
- When
- Thursday
- Where
- Hyderabad, Telangana
- Why
- To complete the crucial irrigation scheme and provide water to farmers
- Project Name
- Srisailam Left Bank Canal (SLBC) tunnel
- Completion Target
- December 9, 2027
- Remaining Work
- 9 km of tunneling
- Monthly Tunnelling Target
- 175 meters
- Total Tunnel Length
- 44 km
- Funding
- Green channel
- Contractor
- JP Associates
