Mallanna Sagar water storage level touches 20 TMC for first time

The storage capacity of the project was 50 TMC. The irrigation department is pumping 6,500 cusecs of water as on Wednesday

Siddipet: The water storage level in the Mallanna Sagar reservoir has touched 20TMC for the first time in its history since in inauguration in February 2022.

The storage capacity of the project was 50 TMC. The irrigation department is pumping 6,500 cusecs of water as on Wednesday. During the ongoing rainy season, irrigation officials pumped 17.20 TMC of water so far.

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However, 5.8 TMC of water was pumped into Kondapochamma Sagar from Mallanna Sagar during this year. The pumping will be continued until September 20 when the water storage will reach 21 TMC.

Godavari water will be pumped from Mid-Manair to Annapurna reservoir and to Ranganagayaka Sagar, from where the water will be pumped into Mallanna Sagar, the biggest reservoir in the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project (KLIP).

The water would be sufficient to meet the Vanakalam and Yasangi needs of the ayacut apart from meeting drinking water needs.

Former Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao had built the reservoir to fulfill the dream of irrigating the fields of Siddipet with Godavari water.