Archive · 3 Aug 2026
Komatireddy Promises Irrigation for Nalgonda by 2028
The Telangana Roads & Buildings Minister, Komatireddy Venkata Reddy, said he will give water to every farm in his area.
He plans to finish a big canal called the Srisailam Left Bank Canal by August 2028.
In a nearby village called Kanchanapally, a new irrigation system will be ready by the Dasara festival.
He also built a new village office and a power substation.
He wants to help women start small businesses and give them silk sarees during the festival.
Komatireddy Venkata Reddy pledged irrigation for every acre in Nalgonda constituency via the Brahmana Vellemula Project.
He aims to finish the Srisailam Left Bank Canal tunnel and canal works by August 2028, enabling irrigation for nearly four lakh acres.
The Kanchanapally Lift Irrigation Scheme, costing ₹11 crore, will be completed by Dasara to irrigate all village acres.
The minister also announced a 33/11 KV substation and a ₹20 lakh gram panchayat building in Kanchanapally.
Additional initiatives include women’s empowerment through small businesses, a model village plan, and a ₹300 crore drinking water scheme for Nalgonda city.
- Who
- Komatireddy Venkata Reddy, Roads & Buildings Minister of Telangana
- What
- Promised irrigation projects for Nalgonda district, including the SLBC tunnel and Kanchanapally Lift Irrigation Scheme
- When
- Completion of SLBC by August 2028 and Kanchanapally scheme by Dasara festival
- Where
- Nalgonda district, Telangana, India
- Why
- To make the district drought‑free, agriculturally prosperous, and to empower local women
- Minister
- Komatireddy Venkata Reddy
- Project
- Srisailam Left Bank Canal
- Target area
- Nearly 4 lakh acres
- Completion date
- August 2028
- Kanchanapally Lift Irrigation Scheme cost
- ₹11 crore
- Substation
- 33/11 KV
- Gram panchayat building cost
- ₹20 lakh
