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Plans afoot to revive 400 irrigation tanks
More than 400 minor irrigation tanks of Sri Krishnadevaraya era are in the process of being revived, thanks to the Krishna River water diversion through the HandriNeeva Sujala Sravanti HNSS Canal
- It is proposed to fill the village tanks by diverting Krishna river water through HNSS Canal
- The village tanks, after their revival, would be useful to provide water for irrigation and for development of fish culture
Anantapur: More than 400 minor irrigation tanks of Sri Krishnadevaraya era are in the process of being revived, thanks to the Krishna River water diversion through the Handri-Neeva Sujala Sravanti (HNSS) Canal.
Every village would get its own water resources after the revival of the tanks. The filling of minor irrigation tanks contributed to recharging of groundwater, supply of drinking water and irrigation to the local ayacut areas.
Through the Madakasira Branch Canal alone water was supplied to 150 village tanks; and through Jeedipalle Reservoir, water is released to 60 tanks.
Through the Penna Ahobilam Balancing Reservoir (PABR) Right Canal, water would be supplied to 50 irrigation tanks. The supply of Krishna water through the HNSS Canal to Jeedipalle reservoir, Gollapalle, Cherlpalle and Marala Reservoirs in Anantapur district and in turn to Dharmavaram, Guntakal, Madakasira and Punganaur Branch Canals and also to village tanks would benefit farmers in the district.
The village tanks have expanded the crops ayacut by 10 per cent. The tanks are also promoting fish culture and thereby boosting village economy.
The project first phase was designed to extend irrigation facility to 1.18 lakh acres and supply drinking water to more than 4 lakh population in the district. Under the second phase, it was designed to irrigate 2.27 lakh acres and drinking water to 16 lakh population.
District Collector Veera Pandian told The Hans India that the HNSS Project is aimed to change the face of Rayalaseema as well as Anantapur district.
Agriculture and industrialisation would experience a boom addressing unemployment issues. Besides irrigating 6 lakh odd acres in the region, the project is designed to supply drinking water to about 33 lakh people along the 565-km long canal system.
HNSS Superintendent Engineer Rama Krishna Reddy told The Hans India that the revival of minor irrigation village tanks was a step in the right direction. These tanks would help fight drought.
The HNSS Canal links the Handri River, Penna River, Chitravathi River, Papagni River, Mandavya River, Bahuda River, Cheyyeru River, Gargeya
River, Vedavati River, Palar River and many other rivers in Rayalaseema region.
