The Ministry of Water Resources has given technical clearance to the Kaleshwaram Irrigation Project of Telangana.

The Advisory Committee of the Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation has accepted two major irrigation/multipurpose projects and four flood management schemes/master plans with a cumulative cost of Rs 84,748 crore.

The Kaleshwaram Project with an estimated cost of Rs 80,190.46 crore involves diversion of 195 TMC (5,522 million cu mtr) of Godavari water to irrigate about 18.25 lakh acre of land in 13 districts of Telangana.

Further, this project will stabilize about 18.82 lakh acre of land under different projects of the state. In addition, the project will provide 40 TMC of drinking water to Hyderabad, Secundarabad and villages enroute and 16 TMC of industrial water.

The Upper Pravara (Nilwande-II) Project of Maharashtra with an estimated cost of Rs 2,232.62 crore will irrigate an area of 2,12,758 acre.

The Mahananda Flood Management Scheme (Phase-II) of Bihar, Seer Khad Project of Himachal Pradesh, Yanam Flood Protection Works of Union Territory Puducherry and Ghatal Master Plan (Phase-I) of West Bengal were also accepted.