CM conducts aerial survey of Sripada Yellampally Project

Hyderabad|India|December'2010: The Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy conducted an extensive aerial survey of the Sripada Yellampally Project, one of the main irrigation sources of Telangana region while returning from Arjunagutta where he launched the Pranahita Pushkarams.

The Chief Minister had a thorough look where the construction activity is taking place in the main barrage of the Sripada-Yellampally Porject. The Chief Minister also enquired from the Chief Engineer of the Project who travelled along with him about the progress of the project.

It may be stated here that the Sripada Yellampally Project is to tap the available yield in Godavari River below the Sri Ram Sagar Project hitherto untapped. It is proposed for construction of barrage across river Godavari at Yellampally village, Ramagundam Mandal of Karimnagar District to store 20.175 TMC of water for irrigating an ayacut of 2,20,000 acres in Karimnagar district and stabilisation of 30,000 acre in Adilabad district. This Project is being taken up with normal state plan funds.

Under Phase I which costs Rs.408.85 crores, works worth Rs.322.24 crores are already done. Under Phase II out of the contract amount of Rs.98.92 crores, works worth Rs.75.03 crores is completed. Under the Manthani Lift irrigation scheme where lifting of 2 TMC water and distributory work for 20,000 acres will be taken up out the contract amount of Rs.102.07 crores, work worth Rs.44.76 crores is completed.

Under the Stage-II, Phase-I plan is to irrigate 2 lakh acres in upland areas of Karimnagar district and out of the contract amount of Rs.1737 crores, works worth Rs.1349 crores is completed. The Kaleshwaram lift irrigation scheme envisages lifting of 4.50 TMC water from river Godavari by providing intake at Kannepally to irrigate 45,000 acres of ayacut in Mutharam, Malhar Rao, Kataram and Mahadevpur mandals in Karimnagar district.

The Project is programmed to be completed by 2011-2012.