Archive · 22 Sep 2026
Naidu Brings Handri-Neeva Waters to Drought-Prone Kuppam
Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu visited Kuppam on Tuesday.
He welcomed water brought through the Handri-Neeva project.
The water comes from the Krishna river system.
People performed a traditional ceremony and celebrated the water flowing into the area.
The project has already filled 133 small irrigation tanks.
Last year, released water also raised groundwater levels and helped some dry borewells work again.
Naidu started construction preparations for a new reservoir at Beeraganipalle.
He also announced plans to connect more than 550 tanks so Kuppam can have more reliable water supplies.
Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu offered ‘Jala Harathi’ to Krishna waters reaching Kuppam through the Handri-Neeva Sujala Sravanthi project.
The project has filled 133 minor irrigation tanks across the constituency and helped reduce drinking-water scarcity.
A release of 2.4 TMC of water last year reportedly raised groundwater levels by nearly three metres and revived dried-up borewells.
Naidu laid the foundation stone for the Beeraganipalle reservoir and announced reservoirs at Yamiganipalle and in the Madanapalle region.
The government plans to interlink more than 550 minor irrigation tanks in Kuppam through lift irrigation, underground pipelines and gravity canals.
- Who
- Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu, local representatives, officials, farmers and villagers participated.
- What
- Naidu offered ‘Jala Harathi’ to Handri-Neeva waters and laid the foundation stone for the Beeraganipalle reservoir.
- When
- Tuesday; the article does not provide a calendar date.
- Where
- The ceremony took place at the Kuppam Branch Canal in Shanthipuram mandal, in Kuppam constituency.
- Why
- The measures are intended to improve drinking-water security, irrigation and long-term protection from drought in Kuppam.
- Water project
- Handri-Neeva Sujala Sravanthi brought Krishna waters to Kuppam’s tail-end areas.
- Tanks filled
- 133 minor irrigation tanks across the constituency have been filled through the project.
- Water released last year
- 2.4 TMC was released, according to the article.
- Groundwater impact
- Groundwater tables rose by nearly three metres, and dried-up borewells were revived.
- New reservoir
- Naidu laid the foundation stone for the Beeraganipalle reservoir.
- Additional reservoirs
- Reservoirs were announced for Yamiganipalle and the Madanapalle region.
- Planned interlinking
- More than 550 minor irrigation tanks are planned to be connected through lift irrigation, underground pipelines and gravity canals.