Minister announces release of Godavari water today for Kharif season

Ministry for Culture and Tourism Kandula Durgesh connected Saturday announced that Godavari h2o volition beryllium released from Sir Arthur Cotton barrage astatine Dowleswaram connected Sunday for the Kharif season-2026-27 successful the Godavari Delta.

The East Godavari District Irrigation Advisory Board met connected Saturday, unveiling a program of enactment to conscionable the needs for irrigation and drinking h2o successful the Godavari delta.

Addressing the members and Water Resource Department officials, Mr. Durgesh said, “In the Godavari Delta, the h2o volition beryllium released to the areas wherever the repair works of the irrigation canals are over. However, the section is apt to implicit canal repair works by mid-June.”

Meanwhile, determination volition beryllium nary interaction connected the merchandise of h2o for drinking h2o purposes successful the Godavari Delta.

Water Resources Department Superintendent Engineer G. Srinivasa Rao has assured the farmers and radical of the Godavari Delta that preparations and sharing of Godavari h2o are being done to conscionable the requirements for irrigation and drinking till October 31.