Hyderabad: The Telangana government is “cost-efficient alternatives” to revive the Pranahita–Chevella project (also known as the Kaleshwaram project), said state irrigation minister. During a meeting on Monday, October 27, he stated that the government has studied the feasibility of a revised alignment through the Sundilla Link, which could lower project expenditure by around 10 to 12 per cent.

The new alternative plans could reduce land acquisition by nearly half, and save approximately Rs 1,500 to 1,600 crore when compared to earlier plans for the Pranahita-Chevella or Kaleshwaram lift irrigation project, said Uttam Kumar Reddy. The Telangana minister in a press release said the revised alignment also avoided coal-bearing geological zones that had stalled work on the previous route.

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