Hyderabad, July 7 -- Telangana Irrigation Minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy on Monday, July 6, said that the SLBC Tunnel in Nagarkurnool will be completed in 2028.

Convening a high-level review meeting on the Alimineti Madhava Reddy Srisailam Left Bank Canal (AMR-SLBC) Project, the minister said the government would clear hurdles, resolve land acquisition challenges, strengthen technical supervision and ensure that the SLBC tunnel and canal network are completed together.

Officials informed the minister that since the resumption of work on the SLBC tunnel with advanced technologies and observation techniques, nearly half a kilometre of progress has already been achieved, while work from the Devarkonda side has been steady.

They also said th...