Uttam wants executing agencies to complete Devadula project by Dec. 2027
Minister for Irrigation N. Uttam Kumar Reddy has urged authorities to expedite the completion of the J. Chokka Rao Devadula Lift Irrigation Scheme by December 2027. The project aims to provide irrigation to 5.57 lakh acres across ten districts and has faced delays primarily due to land acquisition issues. With an estimated cost of ₹18,400 crore, the government has already spent ₹14,422 crore on the project, which is being implemented in three phases.
- ▪The J. Chokka Rao Devadula Lift Irrigation Scheme is a major irrigation project with a completion deadline of December 31, 2027.
- ▪The project aims to support irrigation for 5.57 lakh acres across ten districts in the state.
- ▪The total estimated cost of the project has escalated to ₹18,400 crore due to inflation and increased costs.
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Land acquisition remains major bottleneck as 2,659 acres is yet to be acquiredHYDERABADMinister for Irrigation N. Uttam Kumar Reddy has asked the authorities to end delays in the execution of major irrigation projects, and reminded both the irrigation engineers and contractors about the December 31, 2027, deadline for completion of the ₹18,400-crore J. Chokka Rao Devadula Lift Irrigation Scheme (JCRDLIS).At a review meeting here on Saturday, he instructed the officials to ensure completion of the project by December-end, 2027.
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