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The lack of accountability and coordination among the many irrigation engineers managing the distribution of Tungabhadra and Krishna water, by High-Level Canal (HLC) and Hundri Neeva Sujala Sravanthi (HNSS), got here up for extreme criticism from the MLAs on the IAB, because the tail-end areas are nonetheless not getting water regardless of the quantum virtually getting doubled from 2012.
That the Agriculture, Irrigation, Horticulture, and Revenue Departments weren’t appearing in live performance got here out very clearly, with none approaching agriculture and irrigation holistically to make sure proper distribution of about 60 tmcft of water more likely to be obtained this yr.
The meeting once more failed to provide a transparent roadmap for the discharge of water with particular dates and quantum to completely different canals and reservoirs/irrigation tanks. There was lack of ground-level coordination among the many Agriculture Department officers to pin-pointedly inform the Irrigation Advisory Board(IAB) meeting as to which soils had been appropriate just for paddy and in which alternate irrigated dry crops may very well be raised. There was additionally no coordination between farmers and the officers.
Anantapur Urban MLA Anantha Venkatarami Reddy recalled that earlier than the HNSS water got here to the district, Anantapur used to have solely 25 tmcft on the most and for the previous two years, the district obtained 55-60 tmcft, however the irrigation in the deprived areas remained hit even at this time.
The HLC Superintending Engineer Nayakanti Rajasekhar mentioned survey work for the proposed Guntakal Reservoir was pending as a result of lack of funds from the federal government, although the undertaking has administrative sanction. “If this project is completed, the excess flood water coming from Tungabhadra could have been stored,” mentioned Guntakal MLA Yellareddygari Venkatarami Reddy mentioned.
District Collector Gandham Chandrudu, who chaired the meeting in the presence of Roads and Buildings Minister Malagundla Sankaranarayana and Government Whip Kapu Ramachandra Reddy, requested the HNSS and HLC Engineers to right away put together an motion plan for the steps to be taken to make sure 10 tmcft of Tungabhadra Water was completely tapped in addition to district’s share of 29.98 tmcft by the HLC.
Singanamala MLA Jonnalagadda Padmavathi wished the share of 10 tmcft of consuming water for the district to be distributed evenly between the HLC and HNSS sources in order that some extra ayacut beneath HLC may very well be given water.
The meeting additionally determined to jot down to the federal government to make sure the modernisation of the HLC canal (to extend capability to 4,000 cusecs from present 2,200 cusecs), which has been stopped, and widening of the HNSS Canal to a minimum of 10,000 cusecs carrying capability be taken up on the earliest to faucet obtainable floodwater in the minimal quantity of days with flood days dwindling yearly.
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