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Rift Widens Over Tungabhadra Waters Between Ap And Karnataka


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All the gates of the Tungabhadra reservoir were opened due to heavy inflows at Hospet in Karnatak (Photo: DC)
 

Anantapur: Inadequate water allocation  from Tungabhadra reservoir at Hospet in Karnataka towards the High Level Main Canal (HLMC) has become the bone of contention between  MLAs from  Anantapur and Kadapa district.

 

Increased silt in the reservoir has reduced  water allocations for Karna-taka and Andhra Pradesh. About 22.75 TMC ft  has been allocated for the present year based on available sources on damasha basis.

 

To add to woes, the  dilapidated  condition of main canal on the 100 km stretch from the reservoir to the state makes it difficult to distribute the allocated quota towards AP.Official sources say, that although  3,000-3,500 cusecs of water is released from the reservoir point,  the state receives only about 1,500 cusecs due to loss of water as  a result of  breaches and  tapping  by the farmers in  Karnataka.

 

Breaches in the Handri Neeva Sujala Shravanthi canal from Malyal in Kurnool district towards Jeedipalli in Anantapur district  further reduces the force from Krishna backwaters.

 

HNSS water is diverted to Penna  Ahobilum Balancing Reservoir (PABR) from where Anantapur and Kadapa districts  get  water through branch canals.

 

The HLMC irrigation officials are  having a tough time dealing with MLAs threatening for priority in  water allocations to their constituencies. Civil supplies minister P. Sunitha plans to release PABR water to Peruru reservoir in Ramagiri mandal in her constituency, while Tadipatri MLA J. C. Prabhakar Reddy is mounting pressure on officials to release allocated quota to Chagallu reservoir.

 

Further, YSRC leader Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy is pressurising irrigation authorities to release full quota to Pulivenudla Branch Canal before releasing water to other parts of Anantapur district. PBC is located at  the tailend of  HLMC.

 

Irrigation authorities have decided to release water to 49 tanks in various parts of the district from PABR on October 20. Nearly, 1.5 TMC ft has been allocated for the purpose to meet drinking water  requirements of the villages and urban areas.
 

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LTT for Jaffas and Tadipatri Pasupu fans..

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LTT for Jaffas and Tadipatri Pasupu fans..


Why pink pulkas in between
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ap vallaki andaritho godavala? tg tho kn endhi vayya

 

state seperate avvaka mudnu nunchi undi anukunta same godava...

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ippudu karnataka cm kuda lafangi avuthada vella logic prakaram  sCo_^Y

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state seperate avvaka mudnu nunchi undi anukunta same godava...

know..trying for petrol..seems no takers sCo_^Y

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