Archive · 2 Jul 2025
Adilabad's Rs 900 Cr Barrage Fails to Hold Floodwater
Imagine a big wall (barrage) built to hold back flood water.
This one, costing a lot of money, isn't working!
It's supposed to keep water for farms, but it's not finished.
When it rains a lot, the water just goes right through, flooding fields.
People want the government to give more money to fix it.
They need to finish building it and also figure out how to pay the people whose land was used to build it so that it can help the farmers and prevent flooding.
The Korata-Chanaka barrage in Adilabad, built for Rs 900 crore, fails to store floodwater.
Heavy monsoon inflows pass through the barrage unimpeded, causing annual inundation.
Incomplete components and unchecked downstream discharge contribute to the problem.
Residents and the local MLA are requesting an additional Rs 100 crore to complete the project.
Land acquisition for canals, distributaries, and the reservoir is stalled, with oustees demanding compensation.
- Who
- Farmers, residents like Milind Nagpure, Adilabad MLA Payal Shankar, and the in-charge minister Jupally Krishna Rao are involved.
- What
- The Korata-Chanaka barrage is failing to store floodwater due to incomplete construction.
- When
- During monsoon seasons, when heavy inflows occur.
- Where
- Adilabad district, on the Penganga River.
- Why
- Incomplete components and lack of funding are the main reasons.
Farmers
Government
Completion and Functionality
Farmers
Immediate completion of the barrage is crucial to prevent flooding and provide irrigation.
Government
There is no opposing view available.
Land Compensation
Farmers
Oustees demand compensation of Rs 20 lakh per acre under the Land Acquisition Act, 2017.
Government
There is no opposing view available.
- Project Name
- Korata-Chanaka Barrage
- Location
- Penganga River, Adilabad district
- Estimated Cost
- Rs 900 crore
- Capacity
- 0.85 TMC ft
- Irrigation Potential
- 50,000 acres
- Additional Funds Requested
- Rs 100 crore