Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy on November 30 (Thursday) inaugurated the Tunnel-II of the Owk project by releasing 20,000 cusecs of water from Gorakallu reservoir to Owk reservoir.
The State government has spent ₹1501.94 crore on the two tunnels of the Owk project so far. Works worth ₹1,297 crore pertaining to the Tunnel-III are in progress.
After inaugurating the tunnel, the Chief Minister inspected the surroundings of the tunnel while the officials of the Handri Neeva Sujala Sravanthi (HNSS) project and Nandyal district administration appraised him of the targets achieved thus far and the ongoing works.