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Hans India
04-07-2025
- General
- Hans India
Water released through Tadipudi LIS
Rajamahendravaram: StateWater Resources Minister Nimmala Ramanaidu on Thursday released irrigation water from Pump No 1 of the Tadipudi Lift Irrigation Scheme after offering special worship to the River Godavari at Tadipudi village. Speaking on the occasion, the Minister said that the scheme will benefit 130 villages in 14 mandals across East Godavari and Eluru districts. He said that irrigation water will be supplied to 1.38 lakh acres in the first phase and 68,600 acres in the second phase. The project uses eight pumps to lift water from the Godavari River and release it into the Tadipudi canal. The Minister also mentioned that the scheme has been proposed to supply drinking water to nearly 5.40 lakh people. A total of 139 villages in both districts are expected to benefit from improved drinking water supply. Under Package 4, irrigation water is currently being supplied through Pumps 1 to 3 under Sub-Lift 1 to 4. Partial works under Sub-Lift 5, which covers the Devarapalli mandal, have been completed and are already delivering water to the ayacut, he added. So far, the project is supplying irrigation water to 97,433 acres in East Godavari out of its total command area of 2,06,600 acres. From 2006 to 2024, around 51.402 TMC of water has been utilised under the Tadipudi scheme, the Minister stated. MLAs Muppidi Venkateswara Rao (Kovvur), Madipati Venkatraju (Gopalapuram), Chirri Balaraju (Polavaram), Chief Engineer Narasimha Murthy, Superintendent Engineer Sugunakara Rao, AP Irrigation Projects Chairman Alla Gopalakrishna, and Kovvur RDO Rani Susmitha also participated in the programme.
The Hindu
03-07-2025
- Climate
- The Hindu
Tadipudi LIS delivers water to over 1.57 lakh acres in Godavari region
Nimmala Rama Naidu, Water Resources Minister, released Godavari water from the Tadipudi Lift Irrigation Scheme (TLIS) in Tallapudi Mandal, East Godavari district, irrigating 1.57 lakh acres across East Godavari and Eluru districts on Thursday. The water is also being drawn to supply drinking water to 4.5 lakh people. All 14 mandals falling under the command area of the Tadipudi irrigation canal will receive irrigation water during the kharif season. Mr. Rama Naidu said: 'The water is being drawn from river Godavari with eight pumps of the Tadipudi Lift Irrigation Scheme, through which 51 TMC of Godavari water has been drawn since 2006 for irrigation and drinking water needs in the Godavari region.' Accompanied by Kovvur MLA Muppidi Venkateswara Rao, Mr. Rama Naidu reviewed the functioning of the lift irrigation scheme and discussed challenges in its maintenance. East Godavari Water Resources Department superintendent engineer Narasimha Murthy, Kovvuru Revenue Divisional Officer Sushmitha Rani along with other officials were present.
