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Telangana Launches Jawahar Lift Scheme, Moves to Block AP Water Diversions

Following the Jawahar inauguration, Telangana directed expedited work on Devadula and Sitarama projects to secure water for farmers.

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Overview

  • Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka laid the foundation stone for the ₹600 crore Jawahar Lift Irrigation Scheme in Khammam to bring Nagarjunasagar water to 30,000 acres shifted into the second zone.
  • The government ordered phased release of around ₹100 crore to clear land acquisition and contractor dues and fast-track completion of the Devadula and Sitarama lift schemes.
  • Telangana threatened legal action against Andhra Pradesh’s Rayalaseema Lift Irrigation Scheme and the proposed Banakacherla reservoir for encroaching on its Godavari entitlements.
  • Bhatti warned that Andhra’s diversion of 11 TMC ft daily via Pothireddypadu could empty the Srisailam reservoir in 25 days and devastate farmers in the former Nalgonda and Khammam districts.
  • Irrigation Minister N. Uttam Kumar Reddy reaffirmed the Congress administration’s focus on finishing projects stalled by cost overruns under the previous BRS regime.