Farmers expecting irrigation water from the Palamuru-Rangareddy Lift Irrigation Project suffered a setback after two pump motors at the Naralapur pump house stopped functioning within hours of being switched on. While officials reportedly attributed the shutdown to low voltage, the incident has raised questions over power preparedness and renewed concerns among farmers struggling to save standing crops.
The Telangana government switched on two pumps at the Naralapur pump house of the Palamuru-Rangareddy project amid sustained BRS pressure. The pumps can lift 0.5 TMCft daily, with the stored water intended to meet drinking water needs amid drought concerns.
