₹136 crore drinking water project launched in Puttaparthi
A ₹136.26-crore drinking water project was launched in Puttaparthi to address the region's water needs. The project aims to serve nearly two lakh people by 2055 and is expected to be completed by May 2028. Additional plans for a solar power plant and a fighter aircraft manufacturing unit were also announced during the event.
- ▪The drinking water project is funded by the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank.
- ▪It will provide 90 lakh litres of storage capacity and 11,700 tap connections.
- ▪The project is expected to be completed by May 2028 and will serve nearly two lakh people.
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A permanent integrated drinking water project worth ₹136.26-crore was launched in Puttaparthi of Sri Sathya Sai district on Friday (May 22, 2026). District Collector Shyam Prasad and Puttaparthi MLA Palle Sindhura Reddy performed the ground-breaking ceremony near the Bukkapatnam tank in Kothacheruvu village.The project, with a grant from the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank and being executed by Jindal Water Works, is envisaged to provide a permanent solution to the region’s drinking water needs.Addressing the gathering, the Collector said the scheme had been designed to meet the drinking water requirements of nearly two lakh people by 2055, with a storage capacity of 90 lakh litres.
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