Archive · 11 Oct 2026
Minister Says Pattiseema Created Rs 50,000 Crore in Wealth
Pattiseema is a project that moves water from the Godavari River to the Krishna delta.
Minister Nimmala Ramanaidu said it has moved nearly 500 tmc ft of water since 2015.
He said the project cost about Rs 1,600 crore and helped create wealth worth an estimated Rs 50,000 crore.
This year, he said, nearly 57 tmc ft was sent to the delta.
He said this water helped irrigate nearly seven lakh acres and supply drinking water to around 30 lakh people.
The minister said the delta therefore needed less water from the Srisailam reservoir.
He said that water could be used for Rayalaseema and areas served by Nagarjuna Sagar.
Ramanaidu praised Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu for the project and said it was completed before the Polavaram project.
Water resources minister Nimmala Ramanaidu said Pattiseema has diverted nearly 500 tmc ft of Godavari water to the Krishna delta since 2015.
He said the scheme’s investment of about Rs 1,600 crore helped generate an estimated Rs 50,000 crore in wealth.
Ramanaidu said nearly 57 tmc ft was diverted this year, supporting irrigation across nearly seven lakh acres and drinking water for around 30 lakh people.
He said Pattiseema reduced the delta’s reliance on Srisailam water, leaving supplies available for Rayalaseema and areas served by Nagarjuna Sagar.
Ramanaidu credited Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu with launching the scheme before Polavaram was completed and criticised former chief minister Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy’s earlier opposition.
- Who
- Water resources minister Nimmala Ramanaidu made the claims and credited Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu with the project.
- What
- Ramanaidu said the Pattiseema scheme transfers Godavari water to the Krishna delta, supporting irrigation and drinking-water supplies.
- When
- The scheme has operated since 2015; Ramanaidu spoke to the media on Saturday.
- Where
- The press conference was held at the Secretariat; the scheme transfers water to the Krishna delta.
- Why
- According to Ramanaidu, it helps irrigate farmland, provide drinking water, and reduce the delta’s reliance on Srisailam water.
Critics’ position as described by Ramanaidu
Minister’s defense of Pattiseema
Project’s usefulness
Critics’ position as described by Ramanaidu
Ramanaidu said Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy had opposed Pattiseema while in the opposition, calling it a waste of public money and questioning the usefulness of its pumps.
Minister’s defense of Pattiseema
Ramanaidu argued that the project’s water diversions and claimed benefits for farming and drinking-water supply demonstrated its value.
- Scheme
- Pattiseema lift irrigation scheme
- Operating since
- 2015
- Investment
- About Rs 1,600 crore, according to the minister
- Godavari water diverted since launch
- Nearly 500 tmc ft, according to the minister
- Diversion cited for this year
- Nearly 57 tmc ft
- Irrigation area cited
- Nearly seven lakh acres
- People receiving drinking water
- Around 30 lakh, according to the minister
- Estimated wealth generated
- Nearly Rs 50,000 crore, according to the minister
