Sriramsagar to fill up as inflows rise
2 years, 5 months ago

Sriramsagar to fill up as inflows rise

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Instant inflows continued for the last few days into the Sriramsagar project, bringing in around 14.735 tmc of water since June 1 from catchment areas. According to project officials, SRSP will reach its full reservoir level if the present trend of instant inflows continued for the next 10 days. Following the directives of the Supreme Court, the gates of the Babli project near Dharmabad in Maharashtra opened on July 1 and water flow continued in the river Godavari. Irrigation officials of Maharashtra also opened the gates of Bhalegoan in Nanded district, resulting in continuous inflows in river Godavari.

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Erode farmers urge State Government to speed up implementation of three irrigation schemes
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Erode farmers urge State Government to speed up implementation of three irrigation schemes

The Hindu  

Farmers in Erode district have urged the State government to expedite three irrigation schemes to recharge groundwater and improve water availability for irrigation. Discussions were held on three schemes, integrating Thoni Maduvu and Mettur surplus water scheme and implementing it, using the surplus water from Bhavanisagar dam to fill water bodies in Anthiyur, Ammapettai and Bhavani Unions, and implementing the …

Keep people living along Godavari below SRSP on alert: Nizamabad Collector to revenue officials
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Keep people living along Godavari below SRSP on alert: Nizamabad Collector to revenue officials

The Hindu  

HYDERABAD District Collector of Nizamabad Rajivgandhi Hanumanthu has asked revenue department officials to maintain a vigil in the villages likely to be affected by the backwater of Sriramsagar Project and low-lying villages in the downstream of the project as heavy water discharge is on. He visited the project on Monday afternoon along with Commissioner of Police Kalmeshwar Shingenavar after the …

Heavy Rains Flood Major Irrigation Projects in Telangana
5 months ago

Heavy Rains Flood Major Irrigation Projects in Telangana

Deccan Chronicle  

Adilabad: All major irrigation projects including Yellampalli, Kadam, Sathnala and Komaram Bheem received large inflows of water following heavy rains in upstream areas. Irrigation officials released excess water from Kadam project by lifting five gates following heavy inflows into the project. The Yellampalli project also received heavy inflows while water was discharged downstream into river Godavari from the SRSP. Pranahita …

Godavari, Krishna in Spate, Officials on High Alert
5 months ago

Godavari, Krishna in Spate, Officials on High Alert

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: With both Godavari and Krishna rivers receiving heavy inflows from their upstream catchment areas following incessant rainfall, the state government has issued a high alert and the officials are working to ensure the safety of the people in flood-prone areas on the courses of these rivers in East Godavari and NTR districts. At Dhavaleswaram of East Godavari district, the …

Flood threat continues as inflows increase into Godavari
5 months ago

Flood threat continues as inflows increase into Godavari

New Indian Express  

KHAMMAM : Flood water continued to rise in Godavari river at Bhadrachalam following heavy inflows from the upper catchment areas and Indravati river in Odisha. Besides this, the river received 59,300 cusecs of water from the Taliperu project following heavy inflows into the reservoir from Chhattisgarh. N Ramalaxmi, a resident of Kothapet in the town, said: ‘’It has become a …

Inflows into River Godavari begin in Nizamabad district
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Inflows into River Godavari begin in Nizamabad district

Deccan Chronicle  

Water flow to River Godavari has started in Nizamabad district, following the rains in the river’s catchment areas. Water from Nizamabad, Nirmal and Nanded district coursed through the river.Kandakurthi, confluence of River Godavari and its tributaries Manjeera and Haridra witnessed substantial water flow. The evaporation loss was 238 cusecs, while the drinking water needs of Korutla, Jagtial, Adilabad, Nirmal, Armoor, …

Telangana Babli project gates opened to boost SRSP inflows amid water shortage
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Telangana Babli project gates opened to boost SRSP inflows amid water shortage

New Indian Express  

NIZAMABAD: Gates of the Babli project, situated in Nanded district of Maharashtra, upstream the Sri Ram Sagar Project were opened on Monday as per a 2013 Supreme Court ruling. The Babli project, with a capacity of 0.2 tmcft, has 14 gates which were lifted in the afternoon in the presence of officials from the Central Water Commission, as well as …

HMWSSB puts in place arrangements for emergency pumping of water
8 months, 2 weeks ago

HMWSSB puts in place arrangements for emergency pumping of water

The Hindu  

The Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply & Sewerage Board has made emergency pumping arrangements to draw water from the dead storage levels of the Nagarjuna Sagar and Yellampally reservoirs, from April 15 and May 1 respectively. As on Wednesday, the total available water was 136.47 tmcft in Nagarjuna Sagar, with 4.81 tmcft above the dead storage level. While 91 million litres …

Officials Stop SRSP Water for Agriculture, To Focus on Drinking Needs
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Officials Stop SRSP Water for Agriculture, To Focus on Drinking Needs

Deccan Chronicle  

Nizamabad: To cater to the drinking water needs of north Telangana districts, Sriramsagar project officials decided to halt the release of water for agriculture given the low storage level. Water stands at 1059.30 feet in the SRSP against its full level of 1091 ft. Last year same day the project had water at 1068.80 ft. Against last year’s storage of …

Kaleshwaram water released to save standing crops
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Kaleshwaram water released to save standing crops

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD/KARIMNAGAR/NALGONDA: Ahead of BRS president and former chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao’s visit to dried crop fields on April 5, the state government on Monday released water from the Gayatri pump house of Kaleshwaram project to save the standing crops in erstwhile Karimnagar district. The state government reportedly directed irrigation officials to divert available water from Yellampalli project through Gayatri …

Restrain Andhra Pradesh from drawing more Srisailam water: Telangana to KRMB
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Restrain Andhra Pradesh from drawing more Srisailam water: Telangana to KRMB

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD: Telangana officials have requested that the Krishna River Management Board restrain Andhra Pradesh from drawing any water from the Srisailam reservoir for this water year. In a letter to the KRMB, Irrigation Secretary Rahul Bojja said that AP is entitled to draw only 15 tmcft from Srisailam for drinking water supply to Chennai. “As such it is to be …

We are committed to completing Polavaram at earliest, says Buggana
10 months, 2 weeks ago

We are committed to completing Polavaram at earliest, says Buggana

New Indian Express  

VIJAYAWADA: The major and medium irrigation was given a sizeable allocation in the interim State budget for 2024-25. Reiterating the government’s commitment to completing the ongoing irrigation projects, he said, “We are committed to completing the Polavaram National Project, the lifeline of Andhra Pradesh. On other projects, the minister said Owk Tunnel-II, which was inaugurated by Chief Minister YS Jagan …

Prakasam peasants worried over poor storage in Krishna basin reservoirs
1 year, 3 months ago

Prakasam peasants worried over poor storage in Krishna basin reservoirs

The Hindu  

The farmers in the drought-prone Prakasam district are keeping their fingers crossed in view of the poor storage in the reservoirs across the Krishna river in Andhra Pradesh. Thanks to 42.7% excess rainfall till September 22, the crop coverage improved to 42% now from 22% of 5,36,442 acres till August, according to a report compiled by the Agriculture department. ‘‘The …

Palamuru-Rangareddy Lift Irrigation Scheme | KWDT-II turns down Andhra’s plea to stay Telangana G.O. allocating water
1 year, 3 months ago

Palamuru-Rangareddy Lift Irrigation Scheme | KWDT-II turns down Andhra’s plea to stay Telangana G.O. allocating water

The Hindu  

hyderabad The Krishna Water Disputes Tribunal chaired by Justice Brijesh Kumar has turned down the interlocutory application filed by Andhra Pradesh seeking stay on G.O.246 dated August 18, 2022 issued by Telangana for utilising 90 tmc ft water for Palamuru-Rangareddy Lift Irrigation Scheme from out of 75% dependable flows from Srisailam reservoir. issued by Telangana in August last year, the …

Krishna Basin irrigation projects in Telugu States may be hit hard by rainfall deficit
1 year, 4 months ago

Krishna Basin irrigation projects in Telugu States may be hit hard by rainfall deficit

The Hindu  

Crops in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh stand to be hit hard, particularly under the Nagarjuna Sagar Dam, due to rainfall deficit in the upper catchment areas of the Krishna Basin in Maharashtra and Karnataka. The Srisailam reservoir supplements water to the Nagarjuna Sagar, downstream projects, and a large number of lift irrigation/canal systems in the Telugu-speaking States. The two States …

Prospects of SRSP getting inflows grim despite Babli gates’ lifting
1 year, 5 months ago

Prospects of SRSP getting inflows grim despite Babli gates’ lifting

The Hindu  

The prospects of Sriramsagar Project getting inflows from the upstream remain grim due to the inactive monsoon over Upper Godavari Basin, although the authorities lifted all the 14 gates of Babli Barrage built across Godavari in Nanded district of Maharashtra, located just 7 km upstream of Kandakurthy in Nizamabad district where the river enters Telangana, on Saturday. When the gates …

Water flow into river Godavari decreases on TS-Maharashtra border
1 year, 8 months ago

Water flow into river Godavari decreases on TS-Maharashtra border

Deccan Chronicle  

BASAR: Irrigation department officials released water early from the Sriramsagar project at Pochampad in Nizamabad district. The SRSP has water till 1,071.3 feet, compared to last year’s 1,074.80 ft. Last year on the same day SRSP had 39.239 tmc ft of water, which has now plummeted to 31.636 tmc ft. Usually, SRSP officials release water for the yasangi crop at …

Water level low in main dams as summer nears
1 year, 9 months ago

Water level low in main dams as summer nears

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: With the water level in major irrigation projects on the Krishna and Godavari coming down ahead of summer, the government is working towards ensuring that there is adequate drinking water supply. As on February 27, water stood at 550 ft and storage was 209.78 TMCs, against 572 ft and 263 tmc ft the same day last year. The SRSPs …

Six gates of Nagarjunasagar Dam opened partially
2 years, 4 months ago

Six gates of Nagarjunasagar Dam opened partially

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: Heavy water inflow into the Krishna river following rainfall in its catchment areas forced the Telangana authorities to open six radial crest gates of the Nagarjunasagar dam to release water downstream. G. Paramesh, the deputy executive engineer of the Telangana water resources authority, said, “We are going to lift six gates by 10 feet to discharge surplus water downstream …

Second Warning Issued as Godavari Flood Surge Continues in AP; NDRF and SDRF Teams on Alert
2 years, 4 months ago

Second Warning Issued as Godavari Flood Surge Continues in AP; NDRF and SDRF Teams on Alert

News 18  

The second warning signal has been raised at Sir Arthur Cotton Barrage at Dowaleswaram near Rajamahendravaram as the flood flow in river Godavari rose to 13.19 lakh cusecs on Thursday morning. State Disaster Management Authority Managing Director B R Ambedkar said collectors of the respective districts have been put on alert in view of the increase in the flood. The …

Godavari flood remains steady in Andhra Pradesh
2 years, 5 months ago

Godavari flood remains steady in Andhra Pradesh

Deccan Chronicle  

Amaravati: Flood flow remained rather steady at 25.93 lakh cusecs in river Godavari in Andhra Pradesh on Sunday morning. State Disaster Management Authority Managing Director B R Ambedkar said the deluge showed signs of decreasing as the flow at Cotton Barrage remained steady. The state government sanctioned an additional assistance of Rs 3 crore each to Alluri Sitarama Raju, Eluru …

SRSP sluice gates closed with decline in inflows
2 years, 5 months ago

SRSP sluice gates closed with decline in inflows

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: The sluice gates of the Sriramsagar project were shut on Saturday, following a dip in inflows from areas upstream of the Godavari. Over the past week, all 36 gates were opened as the SRSP received a record water level of 139.795 TMC from June 1 to July 16. To control the flood situation, the Sriramsagar project officials released 74.56 …

Rains batter TS for 5th day; Projects, tanks brimming with water
2 years, 5 months ago

Rains batter TS for 5th day; Projects, tanks brimming with water

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Heavy rains battered several parts of the state for the fifth consecutive day on Monday. Out of total 43,870 tanks in the state, about 8,107 received surplus water due to incessant rains in the last five days. The water level in the Mid Manair project increased to 1011 feet against FRL of 1043 feet. Similarly, the water level at …

No surplus water in Godavari for inter-linking of rivers: govt.
2 years, 10 months ago

No surplus water in Godavari for inter-linking of rivers: govt.

The Hindu  

The inter-linking of rivers Godavari - Krishna, Krishna - Penna and Penna - Cauvery as proposed in the Union Budget by Finance Minister NIrmala Sitaraman on Tuesday has thrown up a fresh controversy over water availability in the Godavari to take up to Cauvery in Tamil Nadu. Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao termed the proposal as “joke of the millennium” …

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