Summary:
The Guntur Channel is a contour channel running for a length of 47 km with a carrying capacity of 600 c Value at head. Among the various organisations demanding the extension of Guntur Channel, Nallamada Rythu Sangham, is a prominent one. The Rythu Sangham has been demanding extension of the channel (previously Pedanandipadu High Level Channel) since the 1960s. Major irrigation sourceThe channel is one of the major irrigation sources in Guntur district with a planned ayacut of 27,000 acres. The CM had announced at a public meeting in February 2017 at Pedanandipadu that the Guntur Channel would be extended from Garapadu to Paruchuru covering a distance of 40 km..