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In a determination to harness untapped earthy resources and mitigate flood risks, the State authorities has taken up implementation of the Munneru-Palair Link Scheme, a gravity-based irrigation canal/project, to utilise astir 50 tmc ft of h2o each twelvemonth to stabilise the existing ayacut nether Nagarajunasagar, Minister for Irrigation and Civil Supplies N. Uttam Kumar Reddy said.
Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy volition laic the instauration chromatic for the enactment adjacent Nayakangudem successful Khammam territory connected Sunday. Three districts — Khammam, Suryapet and Mahabubabad — would payment from the nexus (gravity) canal moving for a magnitude of 9.6 km. The enactment is being taken up with an estimated outgo of ₹162.54 crore.
The nexus canal betwixt an existing checkdam crossed Munneru astatine Mulkanoor colony of Garla mandal successful Mahabubabad territory and Palair reservoir seeks to utilise astir 50 tmc ft of flood h2o causing terrible interaction connected the low-lying areas on its (Munneru) course. The Minister stated that arsenic the stream flows astatine astir 4 metres supra the furniture level of the nexus canal, determination would beryllium ne request for immoderate pumping.
He explained that the nexus canal would payment successful stabilisation of 1.38 lakh acres of ayacut nether Nagarjunasagar Left Canal successful the downstream of Palair reservoir successful Khammam territory and different 40,000 acres successful the upstream of Palair successful Suryapet district.
It would besides supplement h2o to 76,300 acres ayacut of SRSP Stage-II for Kharif ID (irrigated-dry) nether DBM 60 and different 46,700 acres nether DBM 71 successful Suryapet district. Further, it would besides conscionable 4.7 tmc ft h2o for drinking needs for Mission Bhagiratha successful the 3 districts and supplement h2o for powerfulness procreation astatine the existing 2 megawatt hydel works successful the downstream of Palair reservoir.
The nexus canal is being designed with a discharge capableness of 4,500 cusecs, which is equivalent to 1 tmc ft h2o for each two-and-a-half days flow. Another economical payment from the nexus canal would beryllium the projected yearly savings of ₹120 crore successful energy charges successful the Sita Rama Lift Irrigation Scheme, which others would supply h2o for stabilisation of the ayacut.
