The sriram Sagar Project (SRSP), previously regarded as Telangana's lifeline, is about to reactivate. In a first, a downstream source will be added to the huge irrigation project, which in its 60-year existence has seldom found itself overflowing.
The State government has opted in support of pumping water into the project by sharing a portion of the draws from the kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Scheme in order to breathe life into its barren ayacut. According to kaleshwaram Engineerin-Chief N Venkateswaralu, approximately 10 TMC of water would be transported from kaleshwaram to SRSP.

Starting at 3 p.m. on Friday, water that has been accumulated in the Flood Flow Canal's 120 km-long section between the Mid Manair project and the SRSP will be poured into the project. According to SRSP Chief engineer Sudhakar Reddy, it would be a significant event for farmers in the 6.48 lakh acres above the lower manair dam (part of its Stage I ayacut).

On this occasion, elected representatives—particularly ministers and lawmakers from the Ayacut region—are anticipated to accompany the officials. The SRSP has a gross storage capacity of 90 TMC and up to 42 floodgates. Its live storage as of thursday was just a little over 20 TMC, which would not be sufficient to meet the long-term demands for drinking water and irrigation in its command area. This project, which is situated in the nizamabad district after the Manjeera and Godavari rivers converge, has not received any inflows from sources upstream as of yet this year.

The maharashtra Babli Project, which formerly provided some water for use in emergencies, had likewise nearly completely dried up. On July 1, Babli's gates were opened at the supreme Court's request, and just about half of the TMC it had on hand was released. Less than two days were spent like this. Over 10 lakh acres of ayacut make up Stage 1 of the SRSP, and 140 TMC will be needed to sustain irrigation completely.

Another 4,40,000 acres of the Stage II project's ayacut, which extends up to Suryapet district, are partially managed under the kaleshwaram Scheme. As maharashtra built several small and medium-sized irrigation projects upstream and used more water from Godavari than was legally allowed, the project's reliable water supply decreased over time, from 75% to 33%. In order to restore the farmers' fortunes, the State administration has chosen to take water from a source further downstream.
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07/07/2023 07:15 AM