Chief Minister Revanth Reddy Inaugurates Udaya Samudram Lift Irrigation Project
Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy inaugurated the pylon of the Udaya Samudram Lift Irrigation Project on Saturday at Brahmana Vellemla village in Narketpally Mandal, Nalgonda district. The project is designed to provide irrigation water for 1,00,000 acres of farmland across the constituencies of Nalgonda, Nakrekal, Munugode, and Thungathurthi. After the inauguration, the Chief Minister performed traditional rituals at the Brahmana Vellemla balancing reservoir.
The project has an estimated cost of Rs 674.67 crore, of which Rs 469 crore has already been spent. Most of the key construction works have been completed, with only the balancing network works still in progress. The government is working quickly to finish these pending tasks.
In the first phase of the project, irrigation water will be supplied to 50,000 acres through the Brahmana Vellemla balancing reservoir. Once fully operational, the project will benefit farmers across 1,00,000 acres in the mandals of Narketpally, Nalgonda, Chityala, Munugodu, Ramannapet, Kattangur, and Shaligouraram in Nalgonda district.
Several prominent leaders attended the event, including Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka, State Legislative Council Chairman Gutha Sukender Reddy, Irrigation Minister Uttam Kumar Reddy, and Roads and Buildings Minister Komatireddy Venkat Reddy. MPs Kundur Jayaveer Reddy and Chamala Kiran Kumar Reddy, as well as MLAs Vemula Veeresham, Rajagopal Reddy, and Balu Nayak, were also present.
