Restoration works of tanks incomplete

Restoration works of only 10 percent tanks that comes to 67 out of total 607 have been fully completed taken up under first phase of Mission Kakatiya in the district. Restoration works of most of the tanks came to halt due to rains and contractors had not completed de-siltation works, strengthening of bund, slues works waiting for tanks receive rain water.

Contractors had submitted bills for the work which they have not done due to rains taking the advantage of the rain water in the tanks.

Government officials are not in a position to measure the works in the tanks filed with water and it was possible only after the water recedes in the next summer. At the most, officials can measures the bund works and slues works now.

The state government is taking up in completed works of earlier tanks in addition to the 600 new tanks in the second phase of mission kakatiya in the district. There are total 3,821 tanks and ponds have been identified in the districts.

Collector M. Jagan Mohan said only 10 percent of tanks out of total 607 for which got administration sanction under first phase of Mission Kakatiya have been fully completed and restoration works of majority tanks have been affected to rains in Asifabad and Adilabad divisions in the month of June,2015.

He said the incomplete tank work will be completed along with the 600 new tanks identified under second phase of Kakatiya whose works will begin from January, 2015.

Mission Kakatiya turns a boon

Katakam Gangaiah at tank in Yapalguda 

Some of the tanks and ponds revived under Mission Kakatiya have helped farmers cultivate paddy in their lands situated close by this Karif despite insufficient rainfall.

This Kharif season, some of the farmers cultivated paddy in their agriculture lands despite scanty rain fall.

Mission Kakatiya managed to bring in some positive results though the tank revival works were not up to the expectations due to many loopholes in the procedures, officials and contractors indulging in corrupt practices in taking up tank revival works. It overall impact, however, can be measured only after four year’s time.   

The tanks revived with de-siltation and strengthening bund saw increased water storage capacity which has helped mitigate the effects of the deficit rainfall this monsoon.

Such tanks are contributing a lot to the raise in the ayacut under newly revived tanks under Mission Kakatiya.

Katakam Gangaiah of Yapalguda in Adilabad was seen in cultivating paddy in his three acre land and seemed confident of being able to cultivate cotton in the Rabi with Komatikunta tank revived recently to store enough rainwater. All this on account of Mission Kakatiya.

‘Last Karif season saw no cultivation of paddy due to drought condition and not enough water in the tank but things have changed a lot with the revival of the tank in the summer’, said Gangaiah.

The agriculture laborers of Khanapur colony of the Adilabad, planting paddy in Gangaiah’s land, expressed happiness over getting work in this agriculture season unlike last one.

On the other hand, youth and middle- aged men flock to Komatikunta tank for fishing these days as there was good water in the tank after its revival under Mission Kakatiya.

At the same time, many birds are visiting Komatikunta tank these days for insects and fish and it was also seen some of the birds set up nests on the trees around the tank and forest plantation.