[1] It is an inter-state barrage on the Tungabhadra river to supply water to Karnataka, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh states.
The Bachawat Tribunal had allocated 17.1 tmcft to its left canal of which 15.9 tm cft was exclusively meant for Mahabubnagar district.
The Rajolibanda project is not receiving adequate continuous flows due to excessive water utilization in its catchment area in Karnataka.
It would be a permanent solution to connect the upstream catchment area (near 16°01′00″N 76°32′00″E / 16.01667°N 76.53333°E / 16.01667; 76.53333 at 475 m MSL) via 20 km long tunnel with the Narayanpur reservoir which is located across the adjacent Krishna River.
In addition to taking up Rajolibanda right bank canal construction, a new canal /weir ( 15°51′27″N 77°01′59″E / 15.85750°N 77.03306°E / 15.85750; 77.03306 ) would be constructed across the Tungabhadra river located upstream of Rajolibanda Project to divert the augmented Krishna river water for the additional irrigation in Kurnool district.