Farmers told to take up short-term crops that can be harvested in 90 days

Minister for Small-Scale Industries and Public Enterprises and Yadgir territory in-charge Sharanabasappa Darshanapur offered bagina to the Krishna astatine Basavasagar Reservoir (Narayanpur Dam) successful Hunasagi taluk of Yadgir territory connected Wednesday.

Speaking connected the occasion, the Minister said that bagina offering has been somewhat delayed this twelvemonth and advised farmers to instrumentality up short-term crops that tin beryllium harvested wrong 90 days successful the 2nd season.

“This time, the h2o level is satisfactory and insignificant attraction works volition beryllium taken up,” helium said.

Referring to the caller harvest losses caused by rain, the Minister said that helium has discussed the substance with Chief Minister Siddaramaiah.

“A elaborate study volition beryllium submitted to the Union authorities wrong the adjacent 4 oregon 5 days and compensation volition beryllium provided to affected farmers,” helium said.

Mr. Darshanapur urged farmers to instrumentality precautionary measures portion sowing crops successful the adjacent cycle.

“Works to capable lakes person already begun successful respective districts, including Vijayapura and Yadgir. Farmers should instrumentality up crops that volition mature by the 2nd week of March,” helium added.

He further said that the Jaladhara task volition beryllium completed by March adjacent year. Under the Budihal Lift Irrigation Scheme, pipeline works person been taken up to supply h2o for irrigation successful astir 20 hectares to 30 hectares of cultivation land.

Reiterating the State government’s committedness to expanding the tallness of the Almatti Dam, the Minister said that the authorities is determined to completing enactment connected the Upper Krishna Project and ensuring h2o reaches farmland.

“The State authorities volition expedite the onshore acquisition process and guarantee that Karnataka afloat utilises its rightful stock of the Krishna waters,” helium promised.

Earlier, the Minister performed a peculiar puja to Goddess Shakti astatine the gauge country earlier starring a colourful procession to the bagina offering site, accompanied by section legislators and students of the Deshmukh Education Institution.

Priests led by Raghavendra Joshi performed the rituals. Traditional euphony bands and Kalasha processions marked the event, which saw a ample turnout of officials and nationalist representatives.

The Basavasagar Reservoir, with a full retention capableness of 33.313 tmcft, has reached afloat capableness this year.

Surpur MLA Raja Venugopal Naik, Yadgir MLA Channareddy Patil Tunnur, Deputy Commissioner Harshal Bhoyar, Superintendent of Police Prithvik Shankar, Chief Engineer Ramesh G. Rathod, Executive Engineers Hanumanthappa Kannur, Vidyadhar, Raghavendra and respective elder officials and section leaders were present.