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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 …

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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 …

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‘Don’t open Mettur before August 3rd week’
4 months, 3 weeks ago

‘Don’t open Mettur before August 3rd week’

New Indian Express  

THANJAVUR: Amid demands for urgent release of River Cauvery water for irrigation following the significant rise in inflow into the Mettur dam over the past 10 days, several farmers in the delta region and experts say it would be prudent to defer any plans of opening the reservoir’s sluices till the third week of August to ensure a successful samba …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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Cauvery row: Karnataka govt committed to protect farmers interests, says DCM DK Shivakumar
1 year, 2 months ago

Cauvery row: Karnataka govt committed to protect farmers interests, says DCM DK Shivakumar

Hindustan Times  

With the Cauvery Water Regulation Committee once again recommending Karnataka to release 3,000 cusecs of water to Tamil Nadu for 15 days, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Wednesday said the state government is committed to protect the interests of its farmers, irrespective of whatever the order may be. The Deputy CM, who is also the Minister in-charge …

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Karnataka files petition before Cauvery body seeking review of its order
1 year, 2 months ago

Karnataka files petition before Cauvery body seeking review of its order

Deccan Chronicle  

Bengaluru: Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Thursday said that the state has filed a petition before the Cauvery Water Management Authority seeking a review of its order on the release of water to Tamil Nadu, and the government is making all preparations to go ahead with the Mekedatu balancing reservoir across the river. Pointing out at the …

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Karnataka govt. sees CWRC’s fresh recommendation as a relief while Oppn. and farmers are upset
1 year, 2 months ago

Karnataka govt. sees CWRC’s fresh recommendation as a relief while Oppn. and farmers are upset

The Hindu  

Though the Opposition parties and farmers have expressed dissatisfaction at the Cauvery Water Regulation Committee’s recommendation on Tuesday to release water at the rate of 3,000 cusecs to Tamil Nadu from September 28 to October 15, the Karnataka government is seeing this as a relief for the State as the quantum of water to be released has been reduced from …

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Cauvery water release from KRS, Kabini reservoirs continue in compliance with CWMA directives
1 year, 3 months ago

Cauvery water release from KRS, Kabini reservoirs continue in compliance with CWMA directives

The Hindu  

Amidst protest by farmers against release of water to Tamil Nadu on Saturday, the outflow from the reservoirs in the Cauvery basin continued in compliance with the directives of Cauvery Water Management Authority. The CWMA has directed Karnataka to release water at the rate of 5000 cusecs per day till September 27th which was opposed by the State and it …

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Protests in Karnataka after SC refuses to stay CWMA order on releasing water to TN
1 year, 3 months ago

Protests in Karnataka after SC refuses to stay CWMA order on releasing water to TN

The Hindu  

Farmers in Mandya resorted to a flash protest and staged a demonstration in the town and other parts of the district on September 21 soon after the Supreme Court refused to intervene in the order of the Cauvery Water Management Authority directing Karnataka to release 5,000 cusecs of water per day to Tamil Nadu till September 27. Responding to the …

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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 …

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Farmers await rain to start Samba season in MaduraiFarmers await rain to start Samba season in Madurai
1 year, 3 months ago

Farmers await rain to start Samba season in MaduraiFarmers await rain to start Samba season in Madurai

New Indian Express  

Thousands of farmers rely on the Vaigai River for irrigation in Madurai and Ramanathapuram districts. Samba season works usually start by August-September in areas that are directly irrigated by Vaigai water. As the water has not been released for the season, farmers in these areas are playing the waiting game while farmers in rain-fed areas have started final preparation works. …

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Cauvery water row | Karnataka to consult legal experts on Cauvery Water Management Authority directive
1 year, 3 months ago

Cauvery water row | Karnataka to consult legal experts on Cauvery Water Management Authority directive

The Hindu  

Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar said in Mysuru on Tuesday that the State would discuss with legal experts the latest directives by the Cauvery Water Management Authority to release water at the rate of 5,000 cusecs per day for the next 15 days to Tamil Nadu. ‘’Our legal team and officials have argued well and aggressively as a result …

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KRRS protests CWRC directive on Cauvery water release to Tamil Nadu
1 year, 3 months ago

KRRS protests CWRC directive on Cauvery water release to Tamil Nadu

The Hindu  

Members of the Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha staged a demonstration in front of the office of the Cauvery Command Area Development Authority urging the Karnataka Government to protect farmers’ interest. The farmers, led by KRRS leader Badagalpura Nagendra, protested against the directive of Cauvery Water Regulation Committee to Karnataka to release water at the rate of 5,000 cusecs per day …

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Palaniswami wants DMK to explain why it is not urging its ally, Congress, to release Cauvery water as stipulated by the Supreme Court
1 year, 3 months ago

Palaniswami wants DMK to explain why it is not urging its ally, Congress, to release Cauvery water as stipulated by the Supreme Court

The Hindu  

AIADMK’s general secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami on Saturday asked the DMK to explain why it had “not been urging” its ally, Congress, the ruling party in Karnataka, to release Cauvery water as stipulated in the Supreme Court’s judgment of 2018. He accused Chief Minister M.K.Stalin of commencing the water release from the Mettur dam on June 12 without collecting data …

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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 …

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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 …

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Water lifting begins at Kaleshwaram
1 year, 5 months ago

Water lifting begins at Kaleshwaram

Deccan Chronicle  

NIZAMABAD: The Kaleshwaram lift irrigation scheme's pumping operations are going on in full swing to lift Godavari water from its tributary Pranahita to fill up barrages, projects and water bodies. In order to rescue farmers, Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao monitored the release of Kaleshwaram water into the Sriram Sagar project through reverse pumping in the flood flow canal. The …

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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 …

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Andhra Pradesh Agriculture Minister assures support to farmers affected by Cyclone Mandous
2 years ago

Andhra Pradesh Agriculture Minister assures support to farmers affected by Cyclone Mandous

The Hindu  

The YSR Congress Party government will extend hand-holding support to the farmers who have borne the brunt of Cyclone Mandous to recoup their losses, Andhra Pradesh Agriculture Minister Kakani Govardhan Reddy has said. Mr. Govardhan Reddy and Agriculture Joint Director Sudhakar Raju inspected some farms affected by the cyclone at Veerampalli village near Manubolu. ‘‘Seeds on 80% subsidy will be …