The Srisailam Left Bank Canal (SLBC) tunnel project in Telangana has come to halt for the past eight months.
The project was conceived to ensure a permanent solution for the 500 fluoride- hit villages in Nalgonda district.
As per sources, almost 60 per cent of the works has been completed and remaining 40 per cent works which included digging tunnels and construction of balancing reservoir at Udayasamudram as part of lift irrigation scheme is still pending. Under Tunnel-1 spanning 43.9 km works has been completed on a 30 km stretch. The works on tunnel -2 on 7 km stretch is yet to be completed.