Archive · 20 Nov 2025
Rs 1.8 Cr Sanctioned to Prevent Errakaluva Flooding
The government has given Rs 1.8 crore to fix the Errakaluva canal banks and stop flooding.
This will help protect crops and land from damage caused by heavy rain and floods.
They will install shutters and gates to keep water from entering fields and seal any gaps in the canal.
This should stop the flooding before the next growing season.
Rs 1.8 crore sanctioned for Errakaluva flood prevention
Funds to strengthen canal banks and prevent crop damage
Two shutters to be installed at Singavaram to protect 5,000 acres
Breach-closing measures and gate installation planned
Flooding issue to be resolved before next crop season
- Who
- The government, led by Minister Kandula Durgesh
- What
- Sanctioned Rs 1.8 crore for Errakaluva flood prevention
- When
- Recently, during a Cabinet meeting
- Where
- Errakaluva canal, particularly at Singavaram and Kamsalipalem in Nidadavolu mandal
- Why
- To prevent annual flooding, crop damage, and erosion of canal banks
- Funds Allocated
- Rs 1.8 crore
- Canal
- Errakaluva
- Affected Area
- Approximately 5,000 acres of land
- Location of Shutters
- Singavaram in Nidadavolu mandal
- Scheme
- Flood Damage Repair (FDR) scheme