Archive · 20 Aug 2026
Naidu Set to Inaugurate Veligonda Project by August End
The Veligonda Project is a large water project in Andhra Pradesh.
Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu plans to open it by the end of August.
The project will move Krishna water through tunnels into the Nallamala Sagar reservoir.
That reservoir can hold 43.50 tmc ft of water.
The water is meant to help farms and families in areas that often face drought.
It is also intended to help places affected by high fluoride levels in drinking water.
Families who had to leave their homes for the project are receiving financial help.
Officials say the project could improve farming, groundwater, and water security in the region.
Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu is expected to inaugurate the Veligonda Project by the end of August.
The government has provided ₹518 crore in relief payments to families displaced by the project.
A further ₹400 crore is expected to be paid to affected families soon.
Krishna water is expected to flow through the tunnels into the 43.50-tmc-ft Nallamala Sagar reservoir by August end.
The project is designed to irrigate nearly 4.47 lakh acres and provide drinking water to drought- and fluoride-affected areas.
- Who
- Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu and Social Welfare Minister Dola Sri Bala Veeranjaneya Swamy are involved; project-displaced families are receiving relief.
- What
- The Veligonda Project is scheduled for inauguration, with Krishna water expected to enter the Nallamala Sagar reservoir.
- When
- By the end of August; the next ₹400 crore relief payment is expected soon.
- Where
- Andhra Pradesh, including drought-prone areas in the western sector of the erstwhile Prakasam district.
- Why
- To provide irrigation and drinking water, while improving water security for drought- and fluoride-affected communities.
- Expected inauguration
- By the end of August
- First relief payment
- ₹318 crore remitted to affected families' bank accounts
- Second relief payment
- ₹200 crore handed over by Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu
- Remaining relief
- ₹400 crore expected to be paid soon
- Reservoir
- Nallamala Sagar, with a capacity of 43.50 tmc ft
- Planned irrigation coverage
- Nearly 4.47 lakh acres
- Water source
- Krishna flood waters diverted through project tunnels