Jurala Project

The Priyadarshini Jurala Project or Jurala Project is situated about 10 km from Kuravapur, Jogulamba Gadwal district, Telangana, India. The Kurvapur Kshetra River is merging with water of the Joorala Project.HistoryThe project was completed in 1995.The ProjectThe project foundation stone laid by Smt.PRIYADARSHINI INDIRA GANDHI for the welfare of district. The Jurala has a full reservoir level of 1045 ft and has a full capacity of 11.94 TMC. As of August 2013, the project has an estimated capacity of 9.74 TMC. The Jurala Project was completed in 1995The meeting will be held on 20 September Karnataka had requested the Andhra Pradesh Government to release Rs. 91 crore In the last four years, Andhra Pradesh has released Rs. 46 crore to Karnataka RAICHUR: A high-level meeting of the district administrations from Raichur and Jogulamba Gadwal district (Telangana) will be convened here on 20 September to review the progress of rehabilitation of affected families in the Jurala Project and the proposed construction of bridges across the Krishna to provide access to historic islands in Raichur taluk.According to official sources, the Andhra Pradesh Government had evinced interest in the early rehabilitation of affected families (in Raichur taluk) and the timely construction of the bridges to impound water to the full reservoir level. The Jurala Project was completed in 1995 with a capacity to store 12 tmcft of water. However, Andhra Pradesh could not impound water into its reservoir to the required level as it feared that some villages would be affected. This has affected irrigation in Gadwal and Alampur areas of Jogulamba Gadwal district.However, the delay in rehabilitation of the affected families and the construction of three bridges in Raichur taluk has forced the Andhra Pradesh Government to limit the storage level in its project. Karnataka had requested the Andhra Pradesh Government to release Rs. 91 crore towards payment of compensation, loss of fertile land, rehabilitation of the affected families and construction of the bridges. In the last four years, Andhra Pradesh has released Rs. 46 crore to Karnataka. The Raichur district administration had released compensation for the loss of fertile land and purchased land for rehabilitation of affected families in Kurvakurd, Kurvakala, Magigadda, Buradipad and Agrahara villages in Raichur taluk. It also proposed to construct three bridges across the Krishna to provide access to the historic islands of Naradamuni in Naradagadda Island and Dattatreya Peetha in Kurvakala Island at an estimated cost of Rs. 21 crore.