Revanth Reddy Inaugurates Chanaka–Korata and Sadarmat Barrages in Adilabad

BRS leaders claim the projects were largely completed under K. Chandrashekhar Rao, pointing to a 2023 wet run at Chanaka–Korata.

Overview

K. T. Rama Rao and T. Harish Rao said 90–95% of works on both barrages were finished during the BRS tenure and that Chanaka–Korata underwent a trial run in September 2023.
Chanaka–Korata originated from a 2016 inter‑state pact with Maharashtra, was estimated at about Rs 1,200–1,227 crore, and is intended to irrigate roughly 51,000 acres across 89 villages.
The Chanaka–Korata pump house is equipped with three 12 MW and three 5.5 MW motors designed to lift water about 42 metres, according to prior project details.
BRS leaders state the Sadarmat barrage has about 1.58 TMCft capacity and is expected to stabilise around 18,000 acres in Nirmal and Jagtial districts.
Around 90 farmers at Pippalkoti sought immediate payment of about Rs 80 crore for land acquired for the works, as political recriminations over canal completion and land acquisition persisted.