The Telangana government sought an early No Objection Certificate (NOC) from Chhattisgarh for the Sammakka Sarakka barrage, officially known as the Sammakka Sagar Project, to enable full reservoir storage and realise its intended irrigation benefits.City & Local Guides
Irrigation Minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy met Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai in New Delhi on Thursday, in this regard and assured that Telangana would pay full compensation for affected land and houses in Chhattisgarh due to submergence. He also conveyed the State’s willingness to deposit the compensation amount in advance, based on assessment under applicable rules.
The 1,143-metre barrage across Godavari River at Tupakulagudem has 59 radial gates and a designed storage capacity of 6.94 TMCft at a full reservoir level of 83 metres. The project envisages diversion of 46.96 TMCft of Godavari water.Telangana Tourism Guide
The project construction began in 2018 and was substantial work was completed during the previous BRS government to create pondage for irrigation systems. Several technical clearances have been obtained, but appraisal of inter-State issues remains pending for want of Chhattisgarh’s NOC.
