Chief Minister of Telangana K Chandrashekhar Rao inaugurated 15 TMC Kondapochamma Sagar reservoir in Siddipet district under Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Scheme.
The CM switched on the heavy duty pumps at the Markook pump house. The water has reached the pump house and the reservoir after being pumped over a stretch of nearly 250 km and to a height of 518 m above sea level.
This was made possible by setting up a series of pump houses with heavy-duty pumps transporting water to these parched areas.
The commissioning of the project will help bring about three lakh acre of land under irrigated cultivation in the arid part of the state.
The water stored at the reservoir will be diverted and supplied to Medak and Sangareddy districts, and from there through canals will be guided to other projects, including the Singur reservoir.