Archive · 24 Aug 2026
Nalgonda’s Rs 125 Crore Water Project Targets Six-Month Completion
Nalgonda is planning many projects to improve the town.
The biggest project mentioned is a Rs 125 crore drinking water system.
It is meant to give people water all day and night.
Officials expect that work to finish in six months.
A large irrigation tunnel called the SLBC tunnel is also being worked on.
Its completion is planned for August 2028.
The town will also get better roads, an outer ring road and underground drainage.
A school and a library are planned to help students.
The minister said these projects are part of making Nalgonda a Super Smart City.
Roads and Buildings Minister Komatireddy Venkat Reddy said Rs 125 crore works were underway to provide 24-hour drinking water to Nalgonda town.
The drinking water project is expected to be completed within six months, according to the minister.
The SLBC tunnel is targeted for completion by August 2028, with its estimated cost rising from Rs 2,000 crore to Rs 5,000 crore.
An Outer Ring Road costing Rs 900 crore and road improvement works worth about Rs 1,400 crore are underway in Nalgonda.
The minister also announced funding for a school, library, drainage system, ward roads and expansion of the Nalgonda Club.
- Who
- Roads and Buildings Minister Komatireddy Venkat Reddy announced the projects, with other state and local officials participating.
- What
- A Rs 125 crore 24-hour drinking water project and several wider development works are underway or planned.
- When
- The announcement was made on Sunday; the water works are expected to finish within six months, and the SLBC tunnel is targeted for August 2028.
- Where
- Nalgonda town and the wider Nalgonda area in Telangana.
- Why
- The projects are intended to improve water supply, irrigation, roads, drainage, traffic flow, education facilities and overall urban development.
- Drinking water project
- Rs 125 crore works are underway to provide 24-hour drinking water to Nalgonda town.
- Water project timeline
- The works are expected to be completed within six months.
- SLBC tunnel target
- Completion is targeted for August 2028.
- SLBC revised estimate
- The estimated cost increased from Rs 2,000 crore to Rs 5,000 crore.
- Outer Ring Road
- An Outer Ring Road is being constructed at a cost of Rs 900 crore.
- Underground drainage
- An underground drainage system is planned at a cost of Rs 300 crore.
- Education facilities
- Rs 12 crore was allocated for Bottuguda School, and a Rs 10 crore library was announced for the Old Town.