**Telangana Deputy CM Launches ₹600-Crore Jawahar Lift Irrigation Project in Khammam**

Quick Summary

• Telangana Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka urged Andhra pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu to halt the diversion of 11 tmc ft of water daily from the Srisailam reservoir through the Pothireddypadu lift system, citing potential damage to farmers in erstwhile Nalgonda and Khammam districts.
• addressing a public meeting in Khammam district, Mr. Vikramarka expressed opposition to A.P.’s proposed Banakacherla project and thanked Telangana’s leadership for resisting it.
• He criticized the 2014 ordinance by the BJP at the Center, supported by TRS, which allocated tribal lands in bhadrachalam for Polavaram project use; he also called for reducing Polavaram dam’s height to protect those areas.
• The newly sanctioned ₹600-crore Jawahar Lift Irrigation Scheme aims to irrigate 30,000 acres in Madhira constituency after addressing previous inefficiencies under TRS rule and shifting villages into Nagarjunasagar Project’s second zone.
• Mr. Vikramarka reviewed works on Sammakka Sarakka barrage and Devadula Project and promised phased payment of ₹100 crore towards pending land acquisition costs related to JCR Devadula lift Irrigation Scheme (JCRDLIS).
• Minister Uttam Kumar Reddy stated an additional ₹4,331 crore is required for JCRDLIS completion. Onc functional,it is projected to stabilize ayacut lands,improve crop yields,provide drinking water access in rural areas,and reduce migration attributed to water scarcity.

Indian Opinion Analysis

The concerns raised by Telangana Deputy CM Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka underscore pressing interstate water disputes between Andhra Pradesh and Telangana and also their impact on agricultural communities. The proposed diversion of waters from Srisailam reservoir could have profound implications both ecologically and economically on downstream users within Telangana’s circuits.

Mr. Vikramarka’s emphasis on protecting local irrigation systems like Jawahar Lift irrigation Scheme aligns with a broader need across states seeking sustainable infrastructural investments amid competing claims over shared river resources like Krishna or Godavari watersheds.though unresolved coordination-processing bottlenecks mock completing projects narrate combined failure duplication/extensions/aquences