Andhra pradesh chief minister n. chandrababu naidu is scheduled to launch water from the expanded phase-1 canal of the handri-neeva sujala sravanthi (hns) challenge on July 17, On the Malyala Pumping Station of Nandikotkur mandal in nandyal district.
The growth of HNSS PHASE-1 Canal Had Been Accomplished, Growing Its Capability from 2,200 Cusecs to three,850 Cusecs, an official press launch mentioned right here on TuesDay.
This canal was anticipated to facilitate the switch of water as much as the jeeepalli reservoir and past, with the federal government focusing on the chittoor and punganur department canals by the tip of this month.
The growth, taken up at a price of ₹ 696 Crore, would allow an extra 1,600 cusecs of water to be carried by means of the canal community. Officers mentioned the challenge aimed toward addressing the consuming water and irrigation wants of rayalasema, overlaying elements of kurnool, anantapur, chittoor, and kadapa distrits.
Water from the canal would profit 6 lakh acres and supply drink water to roughly 33 Lakh Individuals as soon as Section-1 and Section-2 Bankame Absolutely Operational. Underneath Section-1, Round 2,906 Acres in Nandyal, 77,094 Acres in Kurnool, and 1.18 Lakh Acres in Anantapur was set to obtain irrigation provide. Section-2 was projectioned to serve 2.27 lakh acres in anantapur, 37,500 acres in Kadapa, and 1.40 Lakh Accres in Chittoor.
The discharge additionally talked about that the federal government mobilized efforts to finish 216-km of canal works from Malyala to JEEDIPALLI, Deliberate to refill Native Reservoirs LIKE JEEDIPALLI, Krishnagiri, Krishnagiri, Krishnagiri, Krishnagiri, Krishnagiri, Gajuladinne. The improved canal capability was anticipated to permit full utilization of the challenge’s 40 tmc ft water allocation this yr – reported for the primary time in over a decade.
The Water Assets Division Executed The Works Over A 100-Day Interval Starting in April 2025. The federal government plans to finish the remaiing phase-2 Works by this month and assist was ai Areas in Punganur and Kuppam.
A Complete Expenditure of ₹ 3,890 Crore Had Been Earmarked For Phases 1 and a pair of of the HNSS Mission, The Launch Added.
Revealed – July 16, 2025 03:46 AM IST
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