Nizam Sagar to get more Godavari water
With a total of 10 TMC water, the project to irrigate one lakh acres
Hyderabad: The Nizam Sagar project in Kamareddy district will get 3 TMC more of Godavari River water by June end, facilitating Irrigation department officials to meet agriculture requirements in one lakh acres under the dam during the Vaanakalam (Kharif) season.
Of the 4 TMC of Godavari River water, one TMC has already reached the dam from Haldi Vagu a few days ago in addition to the already dammed 6 TMC water. Officials said 10 TMC water would be sufficient to meet the requirements in the Vaanakalam season. If monsoon sets in early, additional rain water will also be getting into the dam to supplement the irrigation needs, they said.
As part of the mega Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Scheme (KLIS), the Nizam Sagar project started receiving Godavari waters from last week after lifting it from Kondapochamma reservoir. The Godavari River water reached the backwaters of the dam at Golilingala at Nagireddypeta mandal in Kamareddy district on April 20 rejoicing the farmers in the area.
Earlier on April 6, Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao released Godavari water from Kondapochamma reservoir into Haldi Vagu at Avusulapalli in Wargal mandal of Siddipet district.
“We are hopeful of supplying water to one lakh acres ayacut under the dam during Kharif once a total 4 TMC water reaches by June end,” said T Srinivas, Irrigation Chief Engineer, Kamareddy district. The dam will be receiving 3 TMC water in the next 45 days, he added.
Over 1,600 Cusecs of water is discharged from Kondapochamma reservoir every day to flow into Nizam Sagar covering 96 kms from Haldi Vagu. However, the dam is getting only 800 Cusecs of water because of 30 per cent of evaporation and transmission losses during natural canal flow.
“Owing to summer, there are evaporation and transmission losses while water is flowing towards the dam. En-route, the farmers are also drawing water with the help of submersible motors,” he explained. The dam received surplus water because of bountiful rains during the last monsoon. This resulted in supplying water to one lakh acre during the Rabi season, he added.
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