Station Ghanpur MLA Kadiyam Srihari said he cannot assure irrigation water for paddy this kharif season and advised farmers to opt for less water-intensive crops. Senior ministers also urged cultivators to conserve water amid rainfall deficits and declining groundwater levels.
Deputy Chief Minister Bhatti Vikramarka said Telangana will operate all 10 pumps under the Devadula Project to fill 22 reservoirs while keeping the Medigadda barrage gates open. The government also released Rs. 146 crore to speed up pending irrigation works.
Former Irrigation Minister T Harish Rao accused the Telangana government of neglecting lift irrigation projects and compromising water security. He sought uninterrupted power supply, withdrawal of the proposed Rythu DISCOM and measures to ensure full utilisation of Krishna and Godavari waters
BRS leader T Harish Rao has challenged Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy to a transparent Assembly debate on irrigation projects, particularly the Devadula lift scheme. He accused the Congress government of shifting deadlines without progress.
Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy admitted that fund shortage and debt burden are delaying irrigation projects in Telangana. After inspecting the Devadula project, he assured completion within two years and promised repairs to damaged barrages
Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy made sharp remarks against opposition leaders during his visit to the Devadula project in Hyderabad. Targeting K Chandrashekhar Rao, he said he derives pleasure from their disappointment and predicted Congress rule till 2034
BRS leader T Harish Rao accused the Congress government of crippling the Devadula Lift Irrigation Project by keeping pumps idle despite adequate Godavari flows, alleging neglect of farmers and failure to protect Telangana’s water interests
On Sunday, there was an electrical issue in the Devadula substation at the Chalivagu project and the gate wall started leaking due to high pressure water flow from the motors.
Former Irrigation Minister Ponnala Lakshmaiah questioned Uttam Kumar Reddy’s knowledge of the project’s history and issues, suggesting that Reddy might have been poorly briefed by officials
The State government, which accorded top priority for Devadula works seeks to complete it by December 2025 for providing water to an additional ayacut of 89000 acres
Addressing the Praja Ashirvadha Sabha at Bhongir on Monday, Chandrashekhar Rao said Bhongir was a backward area and drought-like conditions prevailed before the formation of Telangana.
Hyderabad: The world’s single largest underground tunnel in the irrigation sector and also Asia’s largest vertical surge pool in the Devadula Lift Irrigation Scheme, have been inundated due to rising water levels in Godavari River. Due to the flood, the works of the tunnel, pump house and surge pool in Segment-3 have been disrupted. Incessant […]
“The works on the third phase which include digging of a tunnel, surge pool and installation of motors should be completed by June next year”, the minister said
