A day after the GO is issued for survey of Palamuru, the GO 70 sanctioning Rs 3.03 Cr has been issued to kickstart work of the Jurala-Pakala project. The Irrigation Dept. awarded the project to prepare the Detailed Project Report and to entrust the survey work, on nomination basis to M/s. WAPCOS LIMITED. The Jurala – Pakhala Flood Flow Canal is proposed from the foreshore of Jurala Project, Mahabubnagar District with sill level at (+)311.000M (at Jurala) to Pakhala Reservoir in Warangal district to feed the 700 no’s (approx) of enroute tanks situated in drought prone areas of Mahabubnagar, Nalgonda and Warangal districts of Telangana State during flood season in 35 days by diverting 24,000 cusecs for total 70.00 TMC.

Quick on the heels of the CM’s decision to survey for the twin projects of Palamuru and Jurala, the Telangana State Govt. issues GO on Friday allotting the funds for the Palamuru-Rangareddy lift irrigation project. The GO said that sanction is accorded to the Chief Engineer(Projects), Mahabubnagar for entrustment of work of preparation of Detailed Project Report for Palamuru Lift Irrigation Scheme, involving detailed investigation, designing of electro- mechanical works, preparation of estimates and R&R plans etc., to Engineering Staff College of India on nomination basis for an amount of Rs.5,71,22,488 and that the agency shall complete the work within three months.

After a 7 year delay, Palamuru-Rangareddy lift irrigation project made it’s 1st step towards survey, thanks to Telangana’s own government now. While on paper, Rs 7 Cr was sanctioned for surveying for this project in erstwhile AP, nothing happened then. The Telangana government has released Rs 8.76 crore for conducting surveys and preparing detailed project reports (DPRs) for the Palamuru lift irrigation and Jurala-Pakala projects. The two are chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao’s dream projects for which sufficient funds will be allocated in the first budget to be presented in the state legislative Assembly in September. At a review meeting held with irrigation officials here on Wednesday, the chief minister directed the officials to conduct a survey on these important projects within 2 ...