To satisfy the irrigation demands of the Kharif farmers under the various projects supplied by the multi-stage kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Scheme (KLIS), all the pumping systems have been well lubricated and maintained ready. The Godavari basin saw below-average rainfall in the first three weeks of June, but the project's administrators are sure that sufficient supplies will be provided.

Good inflows are anticipated in the months of July and August, and because of the cutting-edge technology that enabled the world's biggest lift irrigation project to function, the pump houses may be used at any time to draw water from the Godavari River. The project engineer-in-chief, N Venkatswarlu, declared that we will do everything possible to provide water for the Kharif crops.

He added the chief minister had his first round of evaluation on the storage levels in the irrigation projects with a specific focus on the KLIS last week, exuding confidence that farmers can depend on help from the very beginning of the season's preparations. Every storage source included in the plan was kept at or above 50%. Before beginning supplies in July, there will be one more review. To guarantee successful planning of reservoir operation and management for the season, models of remote support systems were utilised to anticipate dam inflow with accuracy and reliability.

A minimum of 12000 to 13000 cusecs of flood runoff are anticipated in Medigadda beginning in the first week of July, and he said that it would be helpful for us to help the farmers. Under the scheme, crops on more than 25 lakh acres of land would receive irrigation. The irrigation authorities have begun taking water from Mid Manair to fill the Ranganayaka Sagar project, as instructed by the chief minister, K Chandrashekhar Rao, at his high level review three days ago.

This year, the state government intends to add irrigation to the project's Kharif crops. Due to a decrease in storage to 0.70 tmc from the gross storage capacity of 3 tmc, water was prioritised to be drawn to the project.
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24/06/2023 09:45 AM