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The Geological Survey of India (GSI-Hyderabad) volition soon transportation retired method investigations into the alleged ‘land subsidence’ successful the Central Godavari Delta, linked to a defunct 350-kilometre-long irrigation drain strategy successful Dr .B. R. Ambedkar Konaseema district.
On February 1, GSI-Hyderabad Director Silendra Kumar Singh, on with experts, toured the affected fields and irrigation drains successful Razole Assembly constituency earlier initiating method studies to measure the technological reasons for onshore subsidence successful the Central Delta.
Scientific probe
Razole MLA Deva Vara Prasad told The Hindu: “Land subsidence has been reported successful Razole Assembly constituency, wherever the travel of h2o successful the irrigation drain remains stagnant. A flimsy sea-level emergence is besides noticed owing to onshore subsidence which volition beryllium technically investigated by the GSI.”
Mr. Vara Prasad added that Mr. Silendra Kumar Singh and his squad person completed observations successful the country wherever onshore subsidence is reported and person assured to soon statesman their method surveys.
Farmers successful Razole Assembly Constituency, peculiarly successful Sakhinetipalli, and Malkipuram mandals were incapable to sow paddy during Kharif 2025-26 and Rabi 2026 owed to inundation of their farmlands.
Crop holiday
Drains Deputy Executive Engineer, Razole - Godavari Irrigation Circle Mohan Krishna said: “At slightest 10,000 acres of country nether paddy has been inundated with the introduction of seawater successful Malkipuram and Sakhinetipalli mandals during the Kharif and ongoing Rabi seasons. We fishy onshore subsidence owed to the stagnation of h2o successful the irrigation drains, and sub-drains for a magnitude of 350 kilometres successful the Central Godavari Delta.”
The Water Resource Department has roped successful experts from the GSI and the National Institute of Hydrology (NIH-Roorkee) to analyse the onshore subsidence successful the Central Godavari Delta.
Aid from ISRO:
“We person sought details astir the topography of the Central Godavari Delta from the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) for appraisal of immoderate changes successful the topography”, Mr. Mohan Krishna added..
MLA Deva Vara Prasad, a retired IAS officer, told The Hindu; “The ongoing onshore lipid and earthy state exploration activities successful the Godavari Delta are believed to beryllium causing onshore subsidence. The GSI had earlier investigated the topography changes and onshore subsidence until 2021. However, determination person been nary specified reflection since 2021.”.
The Central Godavari Delta, successful which Vashista, a subdivision of stream Godavari, joins the Bay of Bengal, was erstwhile location to coconut and paddy crops.
