Archive · 28 Sep 2026
Andhra Pradesh Sanctions ₹337.90 Crore for HNSS Canal Lining Works
The Andhra Pradesh government approved money to improve part of the HNSS canal.
The approved amount is ₹337.90 crore.
The work will cover a 40-kilometre stretch of canal.
It will take place in Anantapur and Sri Sathya Sai districts.
The plan also includes a two-kilometre tunnel.
The first approval had been for ₹158.19 crore.
Engineers later estimated that the work would cost ₹339.50 crore.
The government directed the project’s chief engineer to check the details and begin implementation.
Andhra Pradesh approved a revised ₹337.90 crore sanction for HNSS canal lining works.
The project covers the canal between kilometres 260 and 300 in Anantapur and Sri Sathya Sai districts.
The package includes a two-kilometre tunnel from Km 285.100 to Km 287.100.
The revised sanction is higher than the original approval of ₹158.19 crore.
Engineers submitted revised estimates of ₹339.50 crore before the government approved ₹337.90 crore.
- Who
- The Andhra Pradesh state government, Water Resources Department, and project engineers.
- What
- A revised administrative sanction of ₹337.90 crore for HNSS canal lining and tunnel works.
- When
- The revised sanction was issued on Monday.
- Where
- The works will be carried out between Km 260 and Km 300 in Anantapur and Sri Sathya Sai districts.
- Why
- To implement canal lining and tunnel works under Package No. 2 of Phase-II of the HNSS project.
- Approved amount
- ₹337.90 crore
- Original sanction
- ₹158.19 crore
- Revised estimate submitted
- ₹339.50 crore
- Canal stretch
- Km 260 to Km 300
- Tunnel section
- Km 285.100 to Km 287.100
- Project phase
- Package No. 2 of Phase-II
- Funding head
- Major and Medium Irrigation under HNSS