Lifting of Godavari water from Sripada Yellampalli project through Nandi Medaram pump house continues

PEDDAPALLI

About 6,500 cusecs of Godavari water is being lifted from the Yellampalli Project by operating two motors of the Nandi Medaram pump house in Dharmaram mandal of Peddapalli district to irrigate the ayacut under the SRSP Flood Flow Canal (FFC).

The lifting of water began on Friday (February 27) and it is expected to continue for the next five days. This will benefit the farmers in the FFC ayacut spread across Choppadandi, Dharmapuri, Metpalli, parts of Vemulawada and Balkonda constituencies in the combined Karimnagar and Nizamabad districts, according to Irrigation Department sources.

The two motors at Nandi Medaram pump house, a part of the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project, would be operated till March 5, 2026, to lift Godavari water at the rate of 6,300 cusecs daily to meet the irrigation needs of the FFC ayacutdars, predominantly paddy cultivators in the current rabi season.

The move would also aid the drinking water supply through the Mission Bhagiratha network during the ensuing peak summer season.