Aurobindo Pharma Foundation to inaugurate mini lift irrigation project at Wanaparthy

Hyderabad: Aurobindo Pharma Foundation will inaugurate a mini lift irrigation project on Saturday at Mojerla village, Peddamandadi mandal, Wanaparthy district. The project aims to enhance the access to water for farms and expand the cultivable area under assured irrigation, thus positively impacting the agricultural landscape of the village. To improve the socio-economic conditions of the […]

Hyderabad: Aurobindo Pharma Foundation will inaugurate a mini lift irrigation project on Saturday at Mojerla village, Peddamandadi mandal, Wanaparthy district. The project aims to enhance the access to water for farms and expand the cultivable area under assured irrigation, thus positively impacting the agricultural landscape of the village.

To improve the socio-economic conditions of the farmers in Mojerla and the surrounding villages of Peddamandadi mandal, Aurobindo Pharma Foundation has contributed Rs 1.50 crore and implemented this project through Ramky Foundation within a short span of four months (November 2021 – February 2022).

This village has a net sown area of 350.9 hectares with an irrigated area of 143.3 hectares. The primary source of water for irrigation for this land is ground water, and wells/tube wells. Hence, there is a need to improve the sources of irrigation.

Commenting on the announcement, K Nithyananda Reddy, vice chairman & MD, Aurobindo Pharma, said, for establishing this lift irrigation project a pump house was constructed and two main pipelines laid from Shankara Samudram reservoir to two ponds in Mojerla village. This project will increase the access to irrigation for farms as well as expand the cultivable land.

With the Implementation of this project, a total of 1,030 acres of cultivable land can be irrigated per crop cycle. This will benefit around 1,000 plus farmers in the village of Mojerla and 2-3 surrounding villages, as they shift from the current rain fed/dry land crops such as Jowar and Ragi to commercial crops like Groundnut, Cotton, etc., and other vegetables.

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