[1][2][3] At the time of its inauguration in 2008, only 15,000 acres out of the total envisaged area of 80,000 could be irrigated due to issues in land acquisition for constructing canals.

[4][5] As of 2024[update] land acquisition issues continue to dog the project preventing full utilisation, as some of the affected farmers did not agree to the compensation fixed by the government.

It is also planned to provide drinking water facility to 2.56 lakh population in 43 villages enroute canals and to Ongole town.

The reservoir consists of earthen dam with a length of 5.699 km, 227 meters long spillway with 15 vertical gates.

[1] As of 2024[update] land acquisition issues continue to dog the project preventing full utilisation, as some of the affected farmers did not agree to the compensation fixed by the government.