PIPLMC completed, river-linking proposals prepared
The Andhra Pradesh government has completed the Polavaram Irrigation Project Left Main Canal to facilitate water distribution to multiple districts. This infrastructure project aims to stabilize irrigation and provide drinking water to over 200 villages.
Why it matters
This project is a significant infrastructure development intended to mitigate water scarcity and support agricultural productivity in coastal Andhra Pradesh.
The AP State Water Resources Department has completed the Polavaram Irrigation Project Left Main Canal (PIPLMC) and prepared crucial proposals for interlinking Godavari water to the Thandava, Varaha, and Sarada rivers in north coastal Andhra Pradesh.
The canal originates at Nelakota in Polavaram district and runs for 213.409 km across multiple districts before reaching Meghadri Gedda Reservoir in Visakhapatnam, aiming to strengthen drinking and irrigation water supplies.
The project traces its renewed momentum to the directions given by Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu during his visit to Darlapudi village in Anakapalli district on July 11, 2024, where he instructed officials to supply 23.44 TMC of water to Visakhapatnam city and Anakapalli addressing the rural and irrigation needs enroute.
The main canal and its distribution network will cater to an ayacut of about 1.5 lakh acres, directly benefiting 204 villages in Nakkapalli, S. Rayavaram, Payakaraopeta, Yelamanchili, Rambilli, Kasimkota, and Anakapalli mandals.
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