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AP: Land acquisition issues may delay Chintalapudi project

Despite deployment of additional machines and men to commission the project ahead of schedule, the
project is being delayed in the resolution of pending court cases related to land acquisition and forest
clearances by the state administration may cause delays.

Causes for the Delay

1. About 698 acres against the total requirement of 11,427 acres are yet to be acquired by revenue
authorities for the construction of distributaries in both districts.

2. Project works were hit at several patches with many farmers refusing to part with their land and
filing writ petitions in the high court.

3. Acquisition of forest land has become more complex with the revenue authorities yet to spare
alternative land for afforestation.

4. About 69 acres of forest land under phase II main canal work was stalled due to delay in allotment of
alternative land for the forest department.

5. Not even a single acre was acquired against the total requirement of 6, 708 acres for the Jalleru
reservoir.

About Chintalapudi Project

1. The Chintalapudi lift irrigation scheme, which is considered to be a game-changer project for upland
areas of West Godavari and Krishna districts, is racing against deadline for completion.

2. The irrigation department has set next March as the completion target and hopes to release water to
the fields by 2022 kharif season.

3. The project has been designed to lift about 53.5 TMC of flood water from Godavari in 90 days to create
irrigation facilities to an extent of

- 4,80,000 acres in 410 villages under 33 mandals of West Godavari district (15 mandals) and

- Krishna district (18 mandals) besides providing drinking water facility and industrial use to en-
route villages.

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4. The state government initiated works on the Chintalapudi lift irrigation scheme at a cost of Rs 4,909
crore.

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