# Upper Bhadra phase one targeted for December 2026 completion 2026-08-21T21:58:05+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Karnataka Major and Medium Irrigation Minister N. Chaluvarayaswamy said Phase 1 of the Upper Bhadra Project will be completed by November or December 2026, with water reaching Davangere, Chitradurga, Tumakuru and Chikkamagaluru districts. Replying to Congress member Balkis Banu in the Legislative Council, Chaluvarayaswamy said 17.04 tmcft of water would be lifted from the Tunga river to the Bhadra reservoir. The project is costing Rs 324 crore. He said delays linked to land acquisition, forest clearances and power transmission line approvals had been resolved. Works under progress are expected to finish by the end of November, with water release planned by the end of December 2026. ## Indian Opinion Analysis The project’s stated water quantity equals roughly 483 million cubic metres, making the release schedule important for downstream planning and storage management. The minister has set two linked milestones: completion of works in November and water release in December. Progress on land, forest and transmission-related compliance will be the key administrative signal before the year-end target. The next date to watch is November 2026, when the works are expected to be complete. ## Coverage - thehindu.com Straight account of ministerial timeline, costs and resolved approval delays This story was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: Karnataka, N Chaluvarayaswamy, Tunga River, Upper Bhadra Project Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/upper-bhadra-phase-one-targeted-for-december-2026-completion/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/upper-bhadra-phase-one-targeted-for-december-2026-completion/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes. How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/