Delta irrigation upgrades planned, works to begin in April

Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Konaseema District Collector R. Mahesh Kumar connected Tuesday informed the District Irrigation Advisory Board (DIAB) that works worthy ₹303 crore would commence by April-end successful the Central and Western Godavari Delta successful Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Konaseema district.

The DIAB members, on with officials from the Water Resources and Rural Water Supply authorities, met connected Tuesday to sermon preparations for the Kharif season, attraction and cognition of irrigation infrastructure of the Godavari Delta and the Godavari Pushkarams-2027. Mr. Mahesh Kumar said that works worthy ₹153 crore person been projected for the Godavari Pushkarams. 

“The proviso of irrigation volition beryllium halted successful the Central and Western Delta from April 15 to transportation retired repairs of irrigation locks astatine an estimated outgo of ₹150 crore, including ₹25 crore nether cognition and attraction constituent for irrigation facilities specified arsenic canals,” said Mr. Mahesh Kumar.

The DIAB members and MLC K. Suryanarayana advised District Collector to evict the encroachments on the banks of the irrigation locks to instal star panels successful the Godavari delta. District Water Users Association members, Irrigation Department Superintendent Engineer (Dowleswaram Circle) G. Srinivas on with different officials be the meeting.