Jagdish Reddy releases water into Nagarjuna Sagar Left Canal

Minister for Power and SC Development, G Jagdish Reddy on Thursday formally released water into left canal from Nagarjuna Sagar Project (NSP) to provide irrigation facility to Kharif crops in the ayacut.

Speaking after releasing the water, Jagdish Reddy asked the officials of Irrigation department to be alert until the water to be reached the tail end areas of the ayacut under NSP Left canal. He reminded that water release to left canal was aimed at proving irrigation facility to kharif crops in 6.5 lakh acres under Zone-I (Nalgonda district) and Zone-II (Khammam district).

He said that



farmers were happily taking up cultivation as they received investment required under Rythu Bandhu scheme and, fertilizers and seeds were supplied to them in advance. Simultaneously, water was being released to the crops in the ayacut through 42 lifts on the left canal. The officials were already taking up measures to fill village tanks and drinking water resources including Udhaya Samudram to check drinking water problem in any area in the district.

The Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao has ordered for release of water to NSP left canal immediately after increase of inflow to the project.