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Naidu to Release HNSS Waters in Kuppam on Saturday

The event underscores a push to operationalize the Handri-Neeva network for drought-prone Kuppam.

Overview

  • Officials said the chief minister is scheduled to land at the Tumsipuram helipad on Friday evening and stay overnight at his Kadapalle residence.
  • On Saturday he is slated to perform the Jalaharathi at the Paramasamudram tank and release water into the Handri-Neeva Kuppam branch canal, followed by a public meeting.
  • Local reporting says he will witness the signing of some MoUs, interact with industrialists in the afternoon, and then depart by helicopter to Bengaluru in the evening.
  • Police stated that heavy security has been deployed along the route and at the public meeting venue.
  • Project officials say the Kuppam branch will help stabilize 6,300 acres via 110 minor tanks and provide drinking water to more than five lakh people across eight mandals.