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Handri-Neeva

Handri Neeva Sujala Sravanthi project
Handri Neeva Canal
Country India
Source Srisailam reservoir
 - location 15°54′31″N 78°14′08″E / 15.90861°N 78.23556°E / 15.90861; 78.23556 (Handri Neeva Canal)Coordinates: 15°54′31″N 78°14′08″E / 15.90861°N 78.23556°E / 15.90861; 78.23556 (Handri Neeva Canal)
 - elevation 253 m (830 ft)
Mouth Malyala
Length 569 km (354 mi)
Discharge for Adivipalli
 - average 164.8 m3/s (5,820 cu ft/s)

Handri-Neeva Sujala Sravanthi project is the longest water canal project in Rayalaseema. The project is conceived to provide irrigation facilities and reliable drinking water supply, by drawing flood waters from the Srisailam reservoir. The first phase commences at Malyala, and irrigates six lakh acres in four districts of Rayalaseema, while the second phase is set to provide irrigation facilities for and drinking water to Chittoor district. This canal links the Handri River, Penna River, Chitravathi River, Papagni River, Mandavya River, Bahuda River, Cheyyeru River, Gargeya River, Vedavati River, Palar River and many other rivers in the Rayalaseema region. The canal is spread across Kurnool, Ananthapur, Kadapa and Chittoor districts. The canal feeds several reservoirs and water tanks in the region. In order to achieve full requirements of drinking and irrigation water of the region, more than 50 Tmcft water is required.

The project was conceived by Sir Arthur Cotton, however designs were finalised during the N. T. Rama Rao government. The construction started during the tenure of Y. S. Rajashekhara Reddy in 2005...

The first phase of construction of the project was underway as of 2016. The project is constructed to utilise surplus water from the Krishna river; which is however unreliable and thus does not assure allocation of water to the drought-prone Rayalaseema and Nellore districts. Several political members had demanded speedy completion of irrigation projects in Rayalaseema. The two riparian states of the Krishna River, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana are involved in a dispute over sharing water of the river.


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