Table 4.

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Achievement and status of irrigation schemes after formation
of Telangana State
Description Before Formation Achievement after Formation
of Initiative of Telangana of Telangana State

Construction of Small LI Schemes Major Projects commissioned.1) Kaleshwaram project (18.25 Lakh
Projects not functioning acres), 2) Sita Rama Lift Irrigation Scheme (3.87 Lakh acres), 3)
effectively. J.Chokka Rao Devadula Lift Irrigation Scheme (5.58 Lakh acres), 4)
Rajeev Bhima Lift Irrigation Scheme (2.03 Lakh acres), 5)Mahatma
Gandhi Kalwakurthy lift irrigation scheme (4.24 Lakh acres),
Jawahar Nettampadu Lift Irrigation Scheme (2.00 Lakh acres).

Restoration Repairs were taken up 27,665 Tanks restored with an expenditure of Rs.5349 Cr,
of MI Tanks as and when breaches stabilizing an ayacut of 15.05 Lakh acres. 8.93 TMC of storage
occurred. capacity is restored.

Construction of Very few. 1,200 Checkdams sanctioned for Rs. 3850.00 Crs.
Check dams In Phase-T, 638 checkdams are in progress and remaining 562 to
be taken up under phase-II.

IP Utilization Due to unassured water
supply, IP utilised was very
low about 20 lakh acres
against 57.86 lakh acres
created.
Due to construction of various projects, lifts, Restoration of
MI tanks, Check dams, the IP utilized has increased to 85.89
Lakh acres during 2020-21 and our state became a major
Paddy production state.

Improvement in - Ground water has increased 4.14 mt in the last 6 years.

Ground water

Fisheries
shown 8th in Fish production.

encourage the farmers to cultivate vegetables and productivity of the crops. With the aim to promote

implemented by Telangana government to provide

The state government aims to double the farm

years to tackle the problem of farm labourers. Since

Guava etc.
crore was spent on farm mechanisation (providing
4.4.4.4 Farm Mechanisation
The main objective of Farm Mechanisation is to

after the formation of the state because of which

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