Water released into LBP canal
4 months, 1 week ago

Water released into LBP canal

The Hindu  

Water was released from Bhavanisagar Dam into Lower Bhavani Project canal on Thursday for the first crop season to irrigate 1,03,500 acres in Erode, Tiruppur, and Karur districts. Saminathan raised the dam shutters to release the water at 5 p.m. in the presence of Erode Collector Raja Gopal Sunkara, officials of the Water Resources Department and representatives of farmers’ associations. Mr. Muthusamy told media persons that water would be released for 120 days with ‘odd number’ sluice gates, and ‘even number’ sluice gates in the Chennasamudram canal ayacut areas to benefit 91,000 acres in Erode district, 10,500 acres in Tiruppur district and 2,000 acres in Karur district. At 6 p.m., the inflow was 4,678 cusecs while the discharge was 250 cusecs into LBP canal, 500 cusecs into Arakkankottai and Thadapalli canals, and 100 cusecs into River Bhavani for drinking purpose.

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Srisailam Hydro Power Cuts Water Release for Agriculture
1 week, 4 days ago

Srisailam Hydro Power Cuts Water Release for Agriculture

Deccan Chronicle  

Kurnool: Paddy farmers in Nandyal district, under the Kurnool-Cuddapah canal, are in distress due to a fall in water levels in the Srisailam reservoir. Water from Muchumarri to the KC canal ayacut can be released only if the water level in the Srisailam reservoir reaches 812 feet. The designated Rabi cultivation area in the joint Kurnool district spans 92,000 acres …

Tiruppur administration ascertains water adequacy in local bodies, advises full-fledged harnessing during rainfall
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Tiruppur administration ascertains water adequacy in local bodies, advises full-fledged harnessing during rainfall

The Hindu  

The Tiruppur administration has ascertained the adequacy of water availability in the rural parts, through eliciting feedback from the 13 panchayat unions in its jurisdiction. The Tiruppur Corporation is looking forward to deriving the utmost utility of the new fourth drinking water scheme during the summer months. The third scheme, operated and maintained by the New Tirupur Area Development Corporation …

Water Resources Department clarifies correct quantum of water is being released in LBP main canal
3 months ago

Water Resources Department clarifies correct quantum of water is being released in LBP main canal

The Hindu  

Following complaints from a section of farmers that the quantum of water released into the Lower Bhavani Project main canal was lower than 2,300 cusecs, officials from the Ground Water Division of the Water Resources Department measured the flow using optical methods and confirmed that 2,300 cusecs of water is indeed being released. 439, dated 14 August 2024, water was …

31,000 cusecs water released from Khadakwasla dam
3 months, 4 weeks ago

31,000 cusecs water released from Khadakwasla dam

Hindustan Times  

Pune: As rainfall activities picked up again in Pune district, the ghat section and catchment areas of Khadakwasla Dam received incessant downpour since Friday night prompting the irrigation department to release 31,515 cusecs of water from the dam. People try to move a car stuck in a waterlogged area after irrigation department released 31,515 cusecs of water from Khadakwasla Dam …

Discharge of water into LBP canal resumes
4 months ago

Discharge of water into LBP canal resumes

The Hindu  

Discharge of water from Bhavanisagar dam into Lower Bhavani Project canal resumed on Thursday after works were completed to plug a breach in a tunnel that passes below the canal at Nallampatti village, near Thingalur, in Perundurai block. After water was released for irrigation in the canal on August 15, breach was reported on August 19 and the discharge into …

TB dam water storage increases by seven TMC Ft after crest gate repairs
4 months ago

TB dam water storage increases by seven TMC Ft after crest gate repairs

New Indian Express  

HOSAPETE : In a good news to farmers in Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, in the last three days, more than 7 tmc ft of water was stored at the Kalyana Karnataka’ lifeline dam Tungabhadra. After successfully installing five stoplogs to the broken crest gate no 19 by experts led by noted retired engineer in hydro mechanical engineering for dams …

Water level maintained at 120 feet in Mettur
4 months ago

Water level maintained at 120 feet in Mettur

The Hindu  

The water level in the Stanley Reservoir continues to be maintained at its full reservoir level of 120 feet as the entire inflow of 12,500 cusecs continued to be discharged for irrigation here on Wednesday. At 8 a.m., the water and storage levels were at full capacity, measuring 120 feet and 93.47 tmc ft respectively. Meanwhile in Erode, water level …

Discharge of water into Lower Bhavani Project canal stopped after breach in stream tunnel
4 months ago

Discharge of water into Lower Bhavani Project canal stopped after breach in stream tunnel

The Hindu  

The discharge of water from Bhavanisagar dam into Lower Bhavani Project canal was stopped in the early hours of Tuesday after a small breach was reported in a natural stream that passes below the canal at Nallampatti village, near Thingalur, in Perundurai block. The breach was reported on Monday evening and the discharge that was 1,300 cusecs, was stopped at …

Discharge into LBP canal for irrigation increased to 1,300 cusecs
4 months ago

Discharge into LBP canal for irrigation increased to 1,300 cusecs

The Hindu  

The discharge from Bhavanisagar dam into Lower Bhavani Project canal for irrigation was increased to 1,300 cusecs on August 19, 2024. At 2 p.m. Monday, the inflow was 3,375 cusecs while the discharge was 800 cusecs into Arakkankottai and Thadapalli canals, and 100 cusecs into River Bhavani for drinking water purpose. The storage was 26.34 tmc ft against its capacity …

Water Storage and Supply Disrupted in Key Telangana Irrigation Projects
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Water Storage and Supply Disrupted in Key Telangana Irrigation Projects

Deccan Chronicle  

Adilabad/Nalgonda: Even as most irrigation projects received are good inflows, storing water in the projects or supplying it downstream has been affected for various reasons. Meanwhile, at Nagarjunasagar, water release to the left canal was increased to 8,022 cusecs from 7,610 cusecs to fill up irrigation tanks downstream in Nalgonda, Suryapet and Khammam districts. The project holds 298 tmc ft …

18 more gates of Tungabhadra Reservoir raised to release excess water
4 months, 4 weeks ago

18 more gates of Tungabhadra Reservoir raised to release excess water

The Hindu  

A day after raising 10 slipway gates of the Tungabhadra Reservoir by a foot to release around 20,000 cusecs of water into the river course, the authorities of Irrigation Central Zone of Krishna Bhagya Jal Nigam Limited on Thursday opened 18 more gates to release around 71,000 cusecs of excess water. Inflow into the Tungabhadra Reservoir was over 90,000 cusecs, …

Belagavi and Bagalkot farmers and fishermen warned not to venture into the Krishna
5 months ago

Belagavi and Bagalkot farmers and fishermen warned not to venture into the Krishna

The Hindu  

Officials have warned farmers and fishermen not to enter the Krishna or its tributaries owing to the rising water levels in Belagavi and Bagalkot districts. Over 72,286 cusecs of water were released into the Lal Bahadur Shashtri reservoir over the Krishna in Alamatti in Bagalkot district on Thursday. The Raja Lakhamagouda dam over the Ghataprabha at Hidkal in Belagavi district …

Major projects present bleak picture even after 45 days into rainy season
5 months, 1 week ago

Major projects present bleak picture even after 45 days into rainy season

The Hindu  

Delay in the penetration of south-west monsoon rains in the catchment areas of Krishna and Godavari basins, particularly in the upstream States of Karnataka and Maharashtra, is keeping the water level in major reservoirs in Telangana, including the joint storage facilities Srisailam and Nagarjunasagar, low, even 45 days into the rainy season. As of Sunday morning, the storage of water …

1,500 cusecs of Krishna water released to eastern canals in Vijayawada
5 months, 1 week ago

1,500 cusecs of Krishna water released to eastern canals in Vijayawada

The Hindu  

Ministers Nimmala Rama Naidu Kollu Ravindra and Kolusu Parthasarathy released 1,500 cusecs of Krishna water from the eastern delta regulator on the Prakasam barrage to Ryves and Eluru and Bandar canals on Wednesday. Mr. Rama Naidu said the government was committed to harnessing every drop of water to meet the drinking and irrigation requirements. Accordingly, Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu …

More crest gates opened to release water from Tunga reservoir
5 months, 2 weeks ago

More crest gates opened to release water from Tunga reservoir

The Hindu  

Following the incessant rains in the catchment areas, the inflow into Tunga Reservoir at Gajanur has increased, forcing the officials to open 14 gates to release water. The water level in the reservoir reached its maximum level of 588.24 ft on June 27, the day when only two crest gates were opened to release water. The inflow is around 18,000 …

Water from Vaigai dam to be released on July 3 to irrigate first crops in Madurai, Dindigul districts
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Water from Vaigai dam to be released on July 3 to irrigate first crops in Madurai, Dindigul districts

The Hindu  

Water from Vaigai dam to irrigate the first crop across 45,041 acres of land under the double crop area in Madurai and Dindigul districts, will be released from July 3. As per norms, water to irrigate the first crop in these two districts can be released from the Vaigai dam any time after May 31, as and when the combined …

Farmers in Erode demand water release in LBP canal as per government order, failing which compensation has to be provided, they say
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Farmers in Erode demand water release in LBP canal as per government order, failing which compensation has to be provided, they say

The Hindu  

Urging the district administration to release water in the Lower Bhavani Project canal as per the government order, failing which a compensation of ₹30,000 per acre has to be provided to affected farmers, members of Keel Bhavani Pasana Pathukappu Iyakkam, submitted a petition submitted to the Revenue Divisional Officer in Erode on Friday, April 5, 2024. Farmers said the government …

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 …

LBP ayacut farmers in Erode want water to be released for irrigation till April 7
8 months, 3 weeks ago

LBP ayacut farmers in Erode want water to be released for irrigation till April 7

The Hindu  

With the Water Resources Department announcing that water for irrigation in the Lower Bhavani Project canal will be released only till April 3, farmers associations has urged the department to release water at least till the end of fourth wetting schedule. The storage was 4.57 tmc ft against the total capacity of 32.80 tmc ft. With inadequate water available in …

AP to Seek 15 tmc-ft of Krishna Water from Nagarjunasagar Dam
8 months, 3 weeks ago

AP to Seek 15 tmc-ft of Krishna Water from Nagarjunasagar Dam

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: Andhra Pradesh would claim its right to get 15 tmc-ft of Krishna water from Nagarjunasagar Dam to cater to the drinking water needs of four districts - Palnadu, Guntur, Prakasam and parts of Bapatla - from April to July. AP officials say that, out of the proposed distribution of 21 tmc-ft of water in the ratio of nearly 15 …

‘Water discharged from KRS is for Bengaluru, not Tamil Nadu’, say dam authorities
9 months, 1 week ago

‘Water discharged from KRS is for Bengaluru, not Tamil Nadu’, say dam authorities

The Hindu  

The Irrigation Department and KRS Modernisation and Medium Irrigation Project Circle at Mandya have refuted reports that Karnataka was releasing water from KRS to Tamil Nadu even as Bengaluru was reeling under a severe water crisis. The authorities said in a release that 4,780 cusecs was discharged from KRS on Saturday to replenish the Shiva Balancing Reservoir at Malavalli from …

Don’t cut discharge from LBP, farmers urge TN govt
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Don’t cut discharge from LBP, farmers urge TN govt

New Indian Express  

ERODE: Farmers have appealed to the water resources department not to reduce the volume of water released from the Bhavanisagar dam for Lower Bhavani Project canal for irrigation. On Sunday, the the dam received inflow of 17 cusecs and water level stood at 68.68 feet against full reservoir level of 105 feet. M Ravi, Organiser of Lower Bhavani Irrigation Conservation …

Water released from Kuppanatham dam in Tiruvannamalai as sowing for paddy season gets underway
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Water released from Kuppanatham dam in Tiruvannamalai as sowing for paddy season gets underway

The Hindu  

March 02, 2024 02:45 pm | Updated 02:45 pm IST - TIRUVANNAMALAI Water was released from Kuppanatham dam in Chengam near Tiruvannamalai town on Saturday, March 2, 2024, following requests from farmers to help them irrigate 9,432.76 acres of paddy fields in the region. Water from the neighbouring Sathanur dam will help irrigate over 45,000 acres of farmland in the …

Athikadavu-Avinashi scheme will need 400 cusecs of water from Bhavani river to be commissioned: T.N. Minister
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Athikadavu-Avinashi scheme will need 400 cusecs of water from Bhavani river to be commissioned: T.N. Minister

The Hindu  

Minister for Housing and Urban Development, S. Muthusamy, said water for the Athikadavu-Avinashi Ground Water Recharge and Drinking Water Supply Scheme, could be drawn only if 400 cusecs of surplus water was available in the Bhavani river. The Minister told the media that all work under the scheme had been completed, and trial runs had been conducted successfully to reach …

Karnataka govt releases 2.75 TMC of water from Almatti Dam
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Karnataka govt releases 2.75 TMC of water from Almatti Dam

Hindustan Times  

To address the concerns of the farmers in the Krishna basin, Deputy Chief Minister and Minister for Water Resources of Karnataka, DK Shivakumar, announced the release of 2.75 TMC of water from Almatti dam at around 10:50 a.m. on Sunday. Karnataka govt releases 2.75 TMC of water from Almatti Dam In response to the critical water shortage in the Krishna …

Water level in dams in Tiruppur district receding fast, farmers encouraged to raise millets to tide over situation
1 year, 3 months ago

Water level in dams in Tiruppur district receding fast, farmers encouraged to raise millets to tide over situation

The Hindu  

Water level in the dams in Tiruppur district that serve as irrigation sources is depleting fast, raising apprehensions among farmers about crops drying up due to the intense heat. As per the readings on Wednesday, water level in Amaravathi Dam stood at 58.43 feet against the maximum of 90 feet. Likewise, in Tirumurthy Dam, the water level stands at 25.39 …

Water release into Erode’s Lower Bhavani Project canal resumes, following renovations
1 year, 4 months ago

Water release into Erode’s Lower Bhavani Project canal resumes, following renovations

The Hindu  

Following the completion of renovation work at the Lower Bhavani Project canal, water discharge from the Bhavanisagar dam resumed on Saturday. Usually, water is released into the LBP canal on the customary date of August 15, from the Bhavanisagar dam, for irrigation. government passed an order on August 11 for the release of water from the dam into the canal …

Will continue to release excess water for 4-5 days, says BBMB officials
1 year, 4 months ago

Will continue to release excess water for 4-5 days, says BBMB officials

Hindustan Times  

Due to the heavy rainfall in the catchment areas of neighbouring Himachal Pradesh, the Pong Dam on the Beas river and Bhakra-Nangal Dam on the Sutlej continued to receive heavy inflow on Wednesday, posing a threat to districts downstream in Punjab. Bhakra Dam received inflow of 45,509 cusecs and 68,844 cusecs of water was released on Wednesday as the water …

Water release in LBP canal stopped due to pending renovation works
1 year, 4 months ago

Water release in LBP canal stopped due to pending renovation works

The Hindu  

With renovation works in the Lower Bhavani Project canal yet to be completed, release of water from the Bhavanisagar dam into the canal for irrigation, on the customary date of August 15, was stopped within an hour. A senior engineer in the Water Resources Department told The Hindu that based on the Madras High Court’s order, renovation and modernisation of …

Water released into LBP canal
1 year, 4 months ago

Water released into LBP canal

The Hindu  

Water was released from Bhavanisagar Dam into Lower Bhavani Project canal on Tuesday to benefit 1,03,500 acre in Erode, Tiruppur, and Karur districts. Erode Collector Raja Gopal Sunkara raised the dam shutters to release the water at 5 p.m. Water will be released for 120 days in the canal with ‘even number’ sluice gates, and ‘odd number’ sluice gates in …

TB Main Canal to Release 1,800 cusecs of water downstream
1 year, 4 months ago

TB Main Canal to Release 1,800 cusecs of water downstream

Deccan Chronicle  

Anantapur: Tungabhadra High Level Main Canal authorities are planning to release 1,800 cusecs of water to Anantapur in AP. TB High Level Main Canal is the major source of water for districts of Anantapur, Satyasai, Kurnool and Kadapa, including Pulivendula, the home turf of Chief Minister Y.S. TB High Level Canal superintendent engineer Rajasekhar said the water released from TB …

Srisailam at 858ft, AP Genco to start producing power from LBP Canal
1 year, 4 months ago

Srisailam at 858ft, AP Genco to start producing power from LBP Canal

Deccan Chronicle  

ANANTAPUR: With constant inflows and storage in the Srisailam project, the APGenco authorities announced plans on Friday to generate power from the Left Bank Power Canal. Srisailam dam recorded a level of 858.56ft with a storage of 101.66tmc-ft as against the previous 215.81tmc-ft. About 22,642 cusecs of inflows were recorded from upstream areas of Krishna basin. The TB dam board …

Farmers urge govt. to release water into LBP canal as scheduled
1 year, 4 months ago

Farmers urge govt. to release water into LBP canal as scheduled

The Hindu  

Keel Bhavani Vivasayigal Nala Sangam has urged the State government to release water into the Lower Bhavani Project canal on August 15 as scheduled and not delay the release for any reasons. In a letter to the Chief Minister, association’s president C. Nallasamy said it is customary to release water into the canal from Bhavanisagar dam for carrying out irrigation …

No excess water to be released from Bhakra, Pong dams till situation in Punjab, Haryana normalises: Board
1 year, 5 months ago

No excess water to be released from Bhakra, Pong dams till situation in Punjab, Haryana normalises: Board

Hindustan Times  

After the water resources department insisted, the Bhakra Beas Management Board on Wednesday decided not to release any additional water from Bhakra Dam over the Sutlej and Pong Dam the Beas. Due to heavy rainfall from Saturday to Monday, the water bodies, including dam reservoirs, rivers, canals and khuds received so much water that it led to flooding in Punjab …

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 released from Sathanur dam in Tiruvannamalai, to irrigate 45,000 acres of agricultural land
1 year, 9 months ago

Water released from Sathanur dam in Tiruvannamalai, to irrigate 45,000 acres of agricultural land

The Hindu  

Water was released from the Sathanur dam in Tiruvannamalai on Saturday, after the level reached 118.55 feet as against the dam’s total capacity of 119 feet. Public Works Department officials said this is the first time after many years that the dam was able to store water to its full capacity of 119 ft, since its inception way back in …

Srisailam dam gates closed following dip in inflows
2 years, 4 months ago

Srisailam dam gates closed following dip in inflows

Deccan Chronicle  

ANANTAPUR: Srisailam dam authorities closed the crest gates and stopped release of water into the river following poor inflows from upstream parts on Monday. Irrigation minister Ambati Rambabu had formally lifted three radial crest gates two days ago. However, Narayanpur dam authorities stopped discharging of water towards Srisailam. Meanwhile, the Krishna water reached Jeedipalli reservoir in Beluguppa mandal in Anantapur …

More of inflows to major irrigation projects
2 years, 4 months ago

More of inflows to major irrigation projects

Deccan Chronicle  

ANANTAPUR: Major irrigation projects got inflows of more than 100tmc-ft water during the present rainy season than last year’s. The dam's gross storage capacity was 129.72tmc-ft and released outflows of more than a lakh cusecs the last week. On Sunday, Srisailam reservoir touched 201tmc-ft of water of 215.61tmc-ft of FRL with 1.36 lakh cusecs of inflows followed by 1.12 lakh …

Floods submerge fields and roads along Tunga
2 years, 5 months ago

Floods submerge fields and roads along Tunga

Deccan Chronicle  

ANANTAPUR: More than 25,000 motor pump-sets and thousands of acres adjacent to the Tungabhadra river have been submerged following heavy floods from the Tungabhadra dam and the Krishna tributary in Kurnool district. Standing crops were affected by the floods that also cut access to many localities including the urban areas in Vijayanagar and Raichur districts of Karnataka. The authorities lifted …

30 gates of TB lifted, threat to low-lying areas
2 years, 5 months ago

30 gates of TB lifted, threat to low-lying areas

Deccan Chronicle  

ANANTAPUR: All 30 crest gates of Tungabhadra reservoir were lifted and 1.14 lakh cusecs of outflows was being released downstream following constant heavy rains in the Western Ghats region. Low-lying areas of the river at Hampi, parts Raichur district of Karnataka along with Mantralayam and surrounding areas in Kurnool district were sounded an alert over the rise in heavy outflows …

Reservoirs near full capacity amid prediction of further downpour
2 years, 5 months ago

Reservoirs near full capacity amid prediction of further downpour

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Heavy to very heavy rains continued to lash several parts of Telangana state, especially the north Telangana districts, for the fourth consecutive day on Sunday, taking the Godavari at Bhadrachalam near the first warning level of 43 feet. All the irrigation projects in the Godavari basin received heavy inflows due to heavy rains in the state and also upstream …

AP Mission for Clean Krishna-Godavari Canals remains in cold storage
3 years, 3 months ago

AP Mission for Clean Krishna-Godavari Canals remains in cold storage

Deccan Chronicle  

Amaravati: The Andhra Pradesh Mission for Clean Krishna-Godavari Canals has not taken off, two years after its ambitious launch, due to a variety of reasons. The vision of the Mission was rejuvenating canals and drains in the Krishna and Godavari Delta Systems by stopping water contamination and improving the quality as lakhs of people in Krishna and West Godavari districts …

Geo membrane pack to Penna Ahobilam Balancing Reservoir in Anantapur district
4 years, 1 month ago

Geo membrane pack to Penna Ahobilam Balancing Reservoir in Anantapur district

Deccan Chronicle  

ANANTAPUR: The 27-year old PABR, major source of drought hit Anantapur district needs ‘PVC Geo Membrane Pack’ to arrest water leakage and to store actual full capacity of 11 tmc ft to provide irrigation facilities to 1 lakh acres along with drinking water needs to cover till Pulivendula in Kadapa district. The PABR dam located in Kudair mandal was completed …

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