The Srisailam Left Bank Canal Tunnel project, intended to bring Krishna River water to Mahabubnagar and Nalgonda, remains stalled following a fatal roof collapse and the insolvency of contractor Jaiprakash Associates Ltd. Despite partial progress, a critical nine-kilometre stretch remains incomplete.

Hyderabad: The Srisailam Left Bank Canal tunnel , a source of hope to bring water from the Krishna river to the dry fields of Mahabubnagar and Nalgonda districts, now hangs in the balance.

Though the State announced plans to finish it ahead of the latest deadline of December 9, 2027, the project, already stalled by a tragic roof collapse that killed two workers and left six others missing, is caught in the web of the financial overhaul process of its contractor, Jaiprakash Associa

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