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Minister for Water Resources Development Nimmala Rama Naidu connected Thursday (March 05) outlined authorities plans to revamp the Godavari irrigation strategy and assured farmers of flood prevention and h2o proviso to each acre.
The Minister made a connection successful the Legislative Assembly stating that the Godavari delta presently irrigates astir 10.13 lakh acres of ayacut (command area) successful the combined Godavari districts, astir 4.83 lakh acres nether the Eastern and Central Delta systems and 5.29 lakh acres nether the Western Delta system, making the portion 1 of the astir important cultivation belts successful the State.
He said to code the recurring flooding and drainage problems successful the delta region, the authorities had initiated steps to hole a broad Detailed Project Report (DPR) for modernisation of the irrigation network. Funds to the tune of ₹13.4 crore had been allocated to behaviour a LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) survey, which volition supply precise topographical information of the canal and drainage systems crossed the delta. Based connected the findings of the survey, a broad modernisation program would beryllium prepared for the Godavari Delta system, helium said.
The Minister said post-DPR, works volition beryllium undertaken to desilt canals and drains, repair canal broadside slopes, fortify canal linings, close furniture levels and reconstruct cardinal irrigation structures specified arsenic gates, sluices, and cross-drainage structures. “These measures are intended to amended h2o flow, forestall flooding, and guarantee reliable irrigation supply,” helium explained.
Mr. Rama Naidu said the Godavari delta modernisation works were taken up during the 2014–2019 tenure of the TDP government, but the consequent YSR Congress authorities did not allocate funds for these works and halted the modernisation programme midway. He said adjacent regular cognition and attraction (O&M) works were neglected during that period, resulting successful irrigation h2o not reaching farmers successful parts of the ayacut.
The Minister said the nonsubjective of the authorities was to forestall flooding successful the Godavari delta and guarantee that irrigation h2o reaches the past acre of farmland.
