The Telangana government has approved construction of Palamuru-Rangareddy Lift Irrigation Scheme. The scheme will lessen the drought situation in Mahbubnagar district.
The decision was approved on the basis of the detailed project report (DPR) for the Palamuru LI scheme. Rs 16,000 crore has been sanctioned by the government for the project.
According to the plan, the government will divert 75 tmcft water from Jurala Project to Koilkonda reservoir. From there, the water will be diverted to Mahbubnagar and Rangareddy and Nalgonda districts. The Palamuru LI scheme is intended to irrigate seven lakh acre in Mahbubnagar; 2.75 lakh acre in Rangareddy; and 30,000 acre in Nalgonda district.
Besides, the project will also supply drinking water to Hyderabad.
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Palamuru-Rangareddy Lift Irrigation Scheme