Rs 525 Cr Retaining Wall Project For Khammam City

The Telangana government has launched a Rs 525.36 crore project to build a 17-km retaining wall along both sides of the Munneru river in Khammam City to permanently safeguard it from future floods, and protect livelihoods and infrastructure.

The retaining wall - 8.5 km each in the Khammam urban and rural mandals, with a height of 10 to 15 metres - will include service roads and a modern drainage system.

The design can handle up to 10,000 cusecs of flood discharge, with drainage capacities of 379 cusecs on the left bank and 605 cusecs on the right.

Ministers Ponguleti Srinivasa Reddy and Thummala Nageswara Rao are overseeing the project, and experts from NIT Warangal are conducting quality checks.

245 acres of land are being acquired, including 106 acres of government land, and a model colony is being developed on 139 acres in the Polepalli village to provide housing plots with full amenities for 1,666 displaced families.

Khammam, a fast-growing hub for education, healthcare, trade and agriculture, has long suffered from monsoon floods caused by the overflowing Munneru stream. In September 2024, a cloudburst triggered flash floods that damaged government infrastructure worth Rs 757 crore and displaced hundreds of families.