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Water merchandise docket for assorted canals nether the Tungabhadra task were finalised for the 2025-26 rabi play astatine the 125th gathering of the Tungabhadra Irrigation Consultative Committee astatine the Vidhana Soudha successful Bengaluru connected Friday.
The meeting, chaired by Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar, who besides holds the Water Resources portfolio, reviewed h2o availability successful the Tungabhadra Reservoir and discussed proviso constraints arising from the ongoing installation of crest gates, successful the lawsuit of the h2o level reaching 1,613 ft.
In presumption of these works, the Irrigation Consultative Committee noted that it volition not beryllium imaginable to supply h2o for an extended irrigation play and therefore, it resolved to merchandise h2o chiefly for lasting crops and indispensable uses, including drinking needs during summer.
Accordingly, it was decided that h2o volition beryllium released into the Tungabhadra Left Bank Main Canal starting December 1, 2025 till January 10, 2026 astatine a complaint of 3,000 cusecs for lasting crops.
The Vijayanagar Left Bank Canal volition person h2o from January 1 to May 10, 2026, astatine 150 cusecs, covering distributary canals 1 to 11, taxable to availability.
For the Tungabhadra Right Bank High Level Canal, h2o volition beryllium supplied from December 1, 2025 to January 10, 2026 astatine a complaint of 1,300 cusecs, portion the Tungabhadra Right Bank Low Level Canal volition person h2o during the aforesaid play astatine 750 cusecs for lone lasting crops.
The Raya Basavanna canal volition get an mean proviso of 250 cusecs from January 1 to May 31, 2026 oregon until h2o remains available, whichever is earlier.
In addition, it was resolved to proviso 150 cusecs to the river-supplemented areas, including concern units babelike connected the system.
The committee besides approved merchandise of h2o into the Left Bank High Level Canal from December 1 astatine 25 cusecs until the reservoir level falls to 1,585 ft.
Speaking aft the meeting, Irrigation Consultative Committee Chairman and Minister Shivaraj S. Tangadagi said that the docket balanced the constricted h2o availability with the request to support lasting crops successful the bid areas.
He said that the determination reflects the statement reached aft elaborate deliberations with people’s representatives, irrigation officials and territory administrations.
Minister N.S. Boseraju, MPs, MLAs, MLCs, Regional Commissioners, Deputy Commissioners and elder officers of the Irrigation and Agriculture Departments participated successful the meeting.
