Overview
- Andhra Pradesh expanded its Irrigation Calendar to 36 projects during a Monday review, setting a three‑year schedule for completion.
- The state set target dates that include HNSS Phase‑II by October 2026, Veligonda Phase‑I by August 2026, water through the Polavaram Left Main Canal by July 2026, and the Polavaram project by June–July 2027.
- Officials reported Polavaram at 88% civil works, 93% land acquisition, and 45% rehabilitation and resettlement, with twin tunnels to the Right Main Canal 85% complete.
- Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu told the finance wing to guarantee funds and ordered lawful payouts for displaced families with relocation finished by April 2027, as officials noted a first‑time diversion of 52 TMCFT that filled 432 Rayalaseema tanks.
- In Telangana, Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Tuesday ordered land acquisition for the Palamuru‑Rangareddy scheme on a war footing with immediate fund release and constant monitoring, following an earlier timeline signaled for completion by December 2027.