Andhra scraps irrigation plan Telangana opposed

VIJAYAWADA: The Chandrababu Naidu-led Andhra Pradesh authorities has scrapped the contentious Polavaram-Banakacherla irrigation project, which neighbouring Telangana has been opposing, and is readying a caller 1 by utilising Godavari's surplus h2o to marque Rayalaseema portion drought-free, reports Samdani MN. The Revanth Reddy-led Congress govt successful Telangana has claimed the Banakacherla task would deprive it of its rightful stock successful Krishna and Godavari stream waters. It has besides said the Polavaram backwaters airs a superior inundation menace for its villages and infrastructure.'AP astir apt revisited strategy owed to Centre's reluctance to money it' The caller task plans to instrumentality h2o from Polavaram to Nallamala Sagar, which is portion of the Veligonda task successful Prakasam district. The strategy is estimated to outgo Rs 58,000 crore arsenic against Rs 90,000 crore required for the Banakacherla project. The h2o resources section has officially revoked each tenders called for the elaborate task report. Sources said Centre's reluctance to money the ambitious Banakacherla strategy seemed to person prompted authorities govt to revisit it. As per the revised plan, the latest draught connection has suggested pumping of h2o from the Polavaram project to the Prakasam barrage and from there, a abstracted canal would beryllium built to nexus it with the Nagarjuna Sagar's close canal.

Then, h2o volition beryllium taken to Bollapalli reservoir adjacent Vinukonda and from determination channelled straight into the Nallamala Sagar reservoir, a cardinal constituent of the ongoing Veligonda Project. Surplus flows volition beryllium diverted to the Somasila reservoir arsenic needed. Banakacherla signifier volition beryllium considered astatine a aboriginal stage, depending connected the completion of the archetypal phase. The displacement reflects a recalibration aimed astatine accelerating h2o information for Rayalaseema portion avoiding protracted delays and inflated expenses, officials said.