TRS leaders celebrating at Thummidihetti |
Adilabad district will get water under four barrages
proposed on the rivers Pranahitha and Penganga to irrigate 2.25 lakh acres with
an agreement reached by both Telangana and Maharashtra governments.
It is estimated that Adilabad district would get total 163.70 TMC water from four barrages.
According to sources, 160 TMC water under Pranahitha-
Chevella project (barrage) to be constructed at Thummidihetti will give water to
irrigate 2 lakh acres in Sirpur (T), Bellampaalli, Chennur and Asifabad
Assembly constituencies in the east part of the Adilabad district.
While 1.50 TMC water under Chanaka – Korata barrage
to irrigate 13,500 acres and 0.70 TMC water under Rajapet barrage to irrigate
2,500 acres and 1.50 TMC under Pimparaad barrage to irrigate 4,500 aces.
Chanaka – Korata barrage will be constructed on
river Penganga between the Korata village in Jainad mandal of Adilabad and
Chanaka of Maharashtra.
It is said that additional ayacut of 37,000 acre
will be developed later under the Chanaka- Korata project by creating new
canals.
Rajapet
barrage will come up near Gubidi village in Tamsi mandal of Adilabad district
and will irrigate the lands only in Tamsi mandal while Pimparaad barrage only
in Bela mandal.
Minister for forest and environment Jogu Ramanna
said, the people of the district will get water to 2 lakh acres as per the new
design and estimations under Pranahitha – Chevella barrage to be constructed at
Thummidihetti against the proposed 56,000 acre ayacut in the united Andhra
Pradesh.
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