How to Prevent Water Waste in Tungabhadra?
Farmers in the districts of kurnool and kadapa are very concerned about how to preserve the waters of the Tungabhadra River. Determining the level at which the dam should be drained in order to replace the washed-out gate with a "stoplog" is the primary problem. What will happen to the farmers that depend on these tens of TMCs of water lost? There is a strong discussion fueled by these problems. In order to preserve as much water as possible in the Tungabhadra reservoir, efforts are now being made to build a stoplog.
105.78 TMC of water had been stored in the reservoir when the gate was swept away. At 1,629 feet, the storage has dropped to 91.3 TMC, indicating that almost 14 TMC of water has already been lost. At first, it was thought that the stoplog could only be fitted after the water level fell to 1,613 feet below the spillway, leaving just 42 TMC of water.
This would need releasing about 50 TMC given the present storage, a possibility that greatly worries farmers experiencing drought conditions. As a result, several tactics are being investigated in an effort to preserve as much water as feasible. Once the water level is lowered to 1,625 feet, the Water Commission is thinking about putting the stoplog. If successful, this would save 35 TMC of water by enabling the dam to hold 76.5 TMC of water. To further reduce water loss, a temporary gate is also intended to be built at the 1,621-foot level.
Farmers in the districts of kurnool and kadapa are very concerned about how to preserve the waters of the Tungabhadra River. Determining the level at which the dam should be drained in order to replace the washed-out gate with a "stoplog" is the primary problem. What will happen to the farmers that depend on these tens of TMCs of water lost? There is a strong discussion fueled by these problems. In order to preserve as much water as possible in the Tungabhadra reservoir, efforts are now being made to build a stoplog.
105.78 TMC of water had been stored in the reservoir when the gate was swept away. At 1,629 feet, the storage has dropped to 91.3 TMC, indicating that almost 14 TMC of water has already been lost. At first, it was thought that the stoplog could only be fitted after the water level fell to 1,613 feet below the spillway, leaving just 42 TMC of water.
This would need releasing about 50 TMC given the present storage, a possibility that greatly worries farmers experiencing drought conditions. As a result, several tactics are being investigated in an effort to preserve as much water as feasible. Once the water level is lowered to 1,625 feet, the Water Commission is thinking about putting the stoplog. If successful, this would save 35 TMC of water by enabling the dam to hold 76.5 TMC of water. To further reduce water loss, a temporary gate is also intended to be built at the 1,621-foot level.
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