Four Water Concept (FWC) as alternative to Polavaram-Banakacharla Link Project (PBLP)
Proposed · Andhra Pradesh · Last reported Aug 2025
Source: The Hans India
The Four Water Concept (FWC) proposed by late engineer T Hanumanth Rao is a water management project focusing on using rainwater, surface water, groundwater, and soil moisture maintenance to improve water availability and agricultural productivity. It involves simple, low-cost earthen structures like percolation tanks, farm ponds, and trenches instead of large cement structures. The project can pr
- Status
- Prospective
- Sector
- Water Supply and Storage, Raw Materials, Government
- Location
- Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
- Updated
- 22 Jul 2026
- Source
- The Hans India
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Description | The Four Water Concept (FWC) proposed by late engineer T Hanumanth Rao is a water management project focusing on using rainwater, surface water, groundwater, and soil moisture maintenance to improve water availability and agricultural productivity. It involves simple, low-cost earthen structures like percolation tanks, farm ponds, and trenches instead of large cement structures. The project can provide water for three crops annually and cater to 30 lakh acres at a total cost of Rs 4,500 crores, which is significantly lower than the Rs 81,900 crore estimated cost of the Polavaram-Banakacharla Link Project (PBLP). |
Original sector | Water Management |
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Country | India |
State | Andhra Pradesh |
City | Hyderabad |
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Source | The Hans India |
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Sector | Water Supply and Storage, Raw Materials, Government |
Article published date | 2025-09-16 |
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