Overview
- Irrigation Minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy directed sonar tests and underwater surveys with a report due in three days.
- Authorities paused high-risk operations and moved to complete repairs within a single working season to protect crops.
- About 9 km of the 13-km canal lining is finished, with the remaining 4 km to be completed by June 26.
- The government will release Rs 5,000 crore for irrigation land acquisition and set June 2 to clear pending cases.
- DPRs were ordered for the Peddareddy Lift Irrigation Scheme with a foundation target by Ugadi, alongside field reviews at Palem Vagu.