Archive · 20 Sep 2026
Kuppam Water Network Expansion to Cover All 418 Tanks
The government wants to connect a water canal to all 418 tanks in Kuppam constituency.
This project is expected to cost ₹439 crore.
The tanks are spread across four mandals: Kuppam, Santhipuram, Gudupalle and Ramakuppam.
The plan was prepared after officials surveyed the area.
The canal began receiving Krishna water last year.
That water eventually reached Paramasamudram tank, the canal’s tail end.
The original canal was meant to serve 110 tanks, but it supplied 133 tanks last year.
The government also wants to use some of the water for industries near Pogurupalle.
The Andhra Pradesh government plans to extend the Kuppam Branch Canal network to all 418 tanks in Kuppam constituency.
The proposed expansion is estimated to cost ₹439 crore across Kuppam, Santhipuram, Gudupalle and Ramakuppam mandals.
Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu will offer Jalaharathi at the HNSS canal near Gundisettipalli on Monday.
The canal carried Krishna water to its tail end at Paramasamudram tank in August 2025.
The government also plans to use HNSS water for increasing industrial activity at Pogurupalle.
- Who
- The Andhra Pradesh government and Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu.
- What
- A proposed ₹439-crore expansion of the Kuppam Branch Canal network to 418 tanks.
- When
- Naidu is scheduled to offer Jalaharathi on Monday; Krishna water reached the canal in August 2025.
- Where
- Kuppam constituency, covering Kuppam, Santhipuram, Gudupalle and Ramakuppam mandals.
- Why
- To extend irrigation water access to more tanks and help meet industrial water requirements at Pogurupalle.
- Total tanks planned
- 418 tanks
- Estimated project cost
- ₹439 crore
- Mandals covered
- Kuppam, Santhipuram, Gudupalle and Ramakuppam
- Canal length
- 131.2 km, from the Punganur Branch Canal to Paramasamudram tank
- Designed capacity
- 161 cusecs up to the tail end
- Original irrigation plan
- 110 minor irrigation tanks and a 6,300-acre ayacut
- Tanks supplied last year
- 133 tanks
- Gudupalle proposal
- Connect 96 tanks and convert Kallivanka tank into a reservoir