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Mumbai, July 29

A Hindustan Construction Company-led consortium has bagged a contract from the Andhra Pradesh Government for constructing a 3.5-km barrage across river Pranahita, near Tummidi Hetti village, in Adilabad district of the State. The joint venture partners of HCC are SEW Infrastructures Ltd and Megha Engineering & Infrastructures Ltd. HCC share in the order is worth Rs 326.03 crore. A HCC release said the order covers detailed investigation, design and construction of the barrage, including fixing of gates, head regulator and 500 metre long gravity canals. The project is to be completed in 48 months. This order is a part of the Government’s initiative to provide immediate irrigation benefits to all. The Pranahitha-Chevella Lift Irrigation Scheme will irrigate an ayacut of 12.20 lakh acres and provide drinking water to about 1,000 villages in Adilabad, Karimnagar, Nizamabad, Medak, Nalgonda and Rangareddy districts in the Telangana region.

— Our Bureau

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