In a significant move to support paddy cultivation, irrigation officials in Peddapalli lifted 0.15 TMC of water from the Yellampalli reservoir using motors at Nandi Medaram and Gayatri pump houses.
The Yellampalli project plays a crucial role in supplying drinking water to Hyderabad. The HMWSSB draws water from the Yellampalli reservoir to meet the city’s needs.
Giving in to mounting pressure from farmers in its ayacut, pumping operations were resumed drawing water from the Yellampalli reservoir, instead of Medigadda to feed multiple reservoirs that are part of the KLIP network.
