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Uttam Directs Officials to Resolve Gouravelli Project Delays
N. Uttam Kumar Reddy wants officials to clear the remaining problems holding up the Gouravelli irrigation project.
These include approvals, acquiring land and helping people affected by the project.
The project is in Siddipet district.
It is meant to bring irrigation water to farms across 1.06 lakh acres.
The reservoir is almost 98 per cent finished.
However, water also needs canals and smaller channels to reach the fields.
The project began under the Congress government in undivided Andhra Pradesh.
Its planned reservoir capacity was later increased, but required approvals and clearances were not secured.
Irrigation Minister N. Uttam Kumar Reddy directed officials to resolve outstanding issues so the Gouravelli project can be completed.
Issues include pending approvals, land acquisition and rehabilitation, which he said must be addressed within a set timeframe.
The project is in Akkannapet mandal of Siddipet district and forms part of the Indiramma Flood Flow Canal from the Sriram Sagar Project.
Its intended ayacut is 1.06 lakh acres; reservoir capacity was increased from 1.410 TMC to 8.230 TMC.
Reservoir works are nearly 98 per cent complete, but canals and distributaries must also be completed to deliver water to fields.
- Who
- Irrigation Minister N. Uttam Kumar Reddy directed officials; Transport Minister Ponnam Prabhakar also attended the review.
- What
- Officials were instructed to resolve pending issues and complete the Gouravelli irrigation project, including its canal and distributary network.
- Where
- The project is in Akkannapet mandal, Siddipet district, Telangana.
- When
- The review was held on Saturday; the original construction agreement dates to May 2008, and the supplementary agreement to December 2017.
- Why
- To complete the project and deliver irrigation benefits to its intended ayacut of 1.06 lakh acres.
Key facts
- Reservoir work
- Nearly 98 per cent complete
- Intended ayacut
- 1.06 lakh acres
- Original agreement
- May 2008
- Supplementary agreement
- December 2017
- Original reservoir capacity
- 1.410 TMC
- Expanded reservoir capacity
- 8.230 TMC
- Outstanding issues
- Approvals, land acquisition and rehabilitation
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