The proposed Koramenu (murrel) rearing project at Sripada Sagar Yellampalli in Mancherial, Telangana, remains stalled a year after receiving Union government approval. Locals and food enthusiasts had hoped the initiative would bring recognition to the district and the State. However, financial constraints have delayed the project.

Mancherial: A first-of-its-kind snakehead (murrel) or Korrameenu rearing project in Telangana, proposed at the Sripada Sagar Yellampalli project, continues to remain on paper a year after it was conceived.

The pioneering project was envisaged at an estimated cost of Rs. 15 crore on 30 acres of land abutting the irrigation project near Gudipet village in Hajipur mandal. Technical support was to be provided from the Central Institute of Freshwater Aquacultur

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