Telangana Rythu Sangham workers staged a protest in Khammam against reduced funding for the Sitarama Lift Irrigation Project, demanding higher allocation, compensation for displaced families and immediate steps to ensure the project’s timely completion.
BRS working president KT Rama Rao criticized Khammam's Congress ministers for corruption and failure to implement welfare schemes. He accused them of amassing wealth, neglecting public needs, and pledged BRS's focus on new leadership
Telangana faces renewed concerns over water sovereignty following the NWDA’s 6th consultation on interlinking rivers. Activists and experts warn this undermines Telangana’s rights under APRA 2014, risking its agrarian future and control over seasonal flows.
When CM A Revanth Reddy inaugurated the project on Aug 15, it was projected to cost Rs.18,000 cr upon full completion. However, revised estimates submitted to the govt now put the cost at Rs.19,800 cr
The time it is likely to take for DPR approval may range up to one year. It depends on the completeness of the DPR and other technical aspects to be complied for its consideration. Otherwise, the process may take several years.
Disputing claims that 90 per cent of the project work was completed during the BRS regime, they said the project was estimated to cost Rs.18,300 crore, but the previous government had spent only up to Rs.7,300 crore before the Congress party came to power
The lift irrigation scheme has in all four pump houses. Only two of the six pumps, each one of 25 MW capacity, were ready and one of them completed the trial run successfully on Thursday.
The trial run of Sitarama Lift Irrigation Project (SRLIP) phase-one pump house at BG Kothur village was successful and the State government aims to supply Godavari water from the SRLIP to 1.5 lakh acres in Khammam district, says Agriculture Minister Tummala Nageswara Rao.
Kothagudem: Irrigation officials were directed to begin coffer dam works of the Seetamma Sagar Multi-Purpose Project (SSMPP) by the end of May at Ammagaripalli village in Aswapuram mandal of Kothagudem district. Project Engineer-in-Chief (ENC) C Muralidhar and Secretary to Chief Minister Smita Sabharwal on Tuesday inspected the project site and reviewed the progress of works […]
