Minor irrigation tanks suffers a breach in Siddipet
Despite villagers notifying the irrigation officials about a minor breach a week ago, they did not respond promptly. The villagers attempted to repair the breach using their own funds, but it eventually developed into a major breach, causing all the water to flow downstream.
Siddipet: Ura Cheruvu, a minor irrigation tank, suffered a breach at Tipparam village in Kukunurpally mandal on Tuesday as the district received continuous rains for over 5 days.
Though the villagers informed the irrigation officials when it suffered a minor breach a week ago, they failed to respond in time.
Though the villagers tried to close the breath by mobilising funds among themselves, it had suffered a massive breach again. The entire water flew down the stream. The incident exposed the lack of commitment from the irrigation department officials.
