Nizamabad colony flooded in canal breach; bund encroachment blamed for mess
New Indian ExpressNIZAMABAD: A sub-distributary canal of the Nizam Sagar project, which passes through Armoor, breached at 3.30 am on Monday, resulting in water entering the Journalist Colony. The incident occurred when water from the Sri Ram Sagar Project was being released through the Arugula Rajaram Guthpa lift irrigation scheme, designed for supplementation of Nizam Sagar project’s ayacut, to provide water for irrigation and filling tanks in several villages. “Locals reported that on Sunday night, some people had attempted to level the land using an excavator for construction activity, which led to the breach of the canal bund. “Upon receiving information about the breach, measures were taken to stop the lift irrigation pumps at upstream areas, and all canal shutters were opened to decrease the water flow in the canal.
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