Hyderabad: The Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) of the Jal Shakti ministry on Thursday cleared the detailed project report (DPR) of the Sitamma Sagar and Sitharama Lift Irrigation Project (SRLIP). The clearance of this major project is a significant achievement for Telangana.
Sitamma Sagar and SRLIS will receive 67 tmcft of irrigation water to irrigate 787,000 acres and provide lift drinking water (11 pumping stations with a total capacity of 757 MW) to benefit the three districts of Bhadradri Kothagudem, Khammam and Mahabubabad. It will also stabilise the ayacut of the NSP, Wyra, Palair and MI schemes with a deficit of 25%.
The 158th TAC, chaired by Jal Shakti secretary Debashree Mukherjee and CWC chairman Mukesh Kumar Sinha, considered the DPR of Sitamma Sagar and SRLIP. After detailed deliberations, the project was recommended for TAC approval. Telangana irrigation officials, including engineer-in-chief Anil Kumar, attended the meeting.
The project was approved at a cost of Rs 19,955 crore for June 2023. The physical progress is 57% as of Jan 2025 (with an expenditure of Rs 11,320 crore) and the government plans to complete it by Rabi 2026.
