Project at a glance

■ Tupakulagudem, Mulugu district on the Godavari River

■ 6.7 TMC storage capacity at +83m Full Reservoir Level

■ Aims to stabilize irrigation for 1.78 lakh hectares under SRSP Stage-II

■ Creates irrigation for 12,146 hectares via Ramappa-Pakhal Link Canal

■ Benefits 6 districts: Warangal, Suryapet, Mahabubabad, Jangaon, Khammam & Nalgonda

■ Provides drinking water and combats drought & fluoride contamination

Telangana’s promises

■ Full land acquisition & compensation in Chhattisgarh (Bijapur district)

■ Advance lump-sum payments to affected landowners

■ Implementation of IIT Kharagpur’s backwater study to address submergence concerns

Submergence impact

■ 13.06 ha general area

■ 54.03 ha riverine land

■ 6.35 ha canal land

Metro India News | Hyderabad 

A positive appraisal of the Samakka Sagar Project has been completed by the Central Water Commission (CWC), paving the way for formal clearance soon—likely in October.

The positive momentum gained further traction during a crucial meeting in New Delhi with the CWC team, where Telangana officials presented detailed project aspects, leading to the agency's satisfaction with the pre-feasibility report. From the Telangana side, the delegation included Advisor Adityanath Das, Engineer-in-Chief (General) Amjad Hussain, and Chief Engineer (Mulugu) Kumaraswamy, alongside other irrigation department representatives. Their comprehensive briefing addressed technical and environmental concerns, accelerating the appraisal process just days after the NOC developments.

This follows a key meeting in Raipur on September 22, where Telangana Irrigation and Civil Supplies Minister Captain N. Uttam Kumar Reddy convinced Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Dev Sai to issue a No Objection Certificate (NOC). Sai conveyed in-principle approval, eliminating the last major hurdle. Uttam assured full responsibility for land acquisition, compensation, and rehabilitation in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district, including advance lump-sum payments to affected landowners per prevailing norms.

Telangana also committed to implementing IIT Kharagpur's study on backwater effects, addressing flooding concerns over 13.06 hectares of submergence area, 54.03 hectares of riverine land, and 6.35 hectares of canal land. These guarantees, presented via a detailed PowerPoint on the project's engineering, quelled Chhattisgarh's hesitations, with the NOC now anticipated within days.

Located at Tupakulagudem in Mulugu district on the Godavari River—downstream of its Indravati confluence—the barrage boasts a 6.7 TMC storage capacity at +83 meters Full Reservoir Level. Designed to combat drought and fluoride issues in Nalgonda and Warangal, it stabilizes irrigation for 1.78 lakh hectares under Sriramsagar Project Stage-II and creates 12,146 hectares anew via the Ramappa-Pakhal Link Canal. Benefiting Warangal, Suryapet, Mahabubabad, Jangaon, Khammam, and Nalgonda districts, it ensures drinking water and boosts crop yields on black soils. This engineering backbone will transform Telangana's agriculture, securing livelihoods long plagued by water scarcity.