Minister asks engineers to complete Palair UT work on a war-footing to give water by July 10
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Minister for Revenue, Housing and Public Relations Ponguleti Srinivasa Reddy has instructed the irrigation authorities of Khammam district to complete the work of under tunnel (UT) to carry water from Nagarjunasagar Left Canal to Palair reservoir on a war-footing so that water could be released by July 10 this year.
During the surprise inspection of the ongoing construction work on Friday, he said completion of the work would ensure reliable water supply to about 4 lakh acres ayacut in Khammam district by carrying Nagarjunsagar water to Palair reservoir from the coming Kharif season itself. He inspected the work at Jujjularaopeta in Kusumanchi mandal.
Speaking at the site, he said the UT of the main canal carrying water from Nagarjunasagar Left Canal to Palair reservoir was washed away in the heavy rains in September last year. Some temporary arrangements were made to give water to the ayacut last year.
The construction of new UT along with repairs to the main canal was taken up with ₹14.2 crore. The Palair reservoir would serve an ayacut of 4 lakh acres in Khammam district, including 1.33 lakh acres in Palair constituency itself, he stated. The Minister asked the engineers to execute work in two shifts every day for its speedy completion, keeping in mind the rainy season ahead.
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