Six dams, storing water for major and medium irrigation projects in Kalaburagi Irrigation Zone in Kalaburagi, Yadgir and Bidar districts, have been selected for the Dam Rehabilitation and Improvement Programme (DRIP).
The six dams are the Karanja Major Irrigation Project and the Upper Mullamari Medium Irrigation Project in Bidar, the Bennethora Major irrigation Project, the Amarja and the Chandrampalli Medium Irrigation Project in Kalaburagi district and the Hattikuni Medium Irrigation Project in Yadgir district.
Chief Engineer of Kalaburagi Irrigation Zone Jagannath Halangi said here on Saturday that a proposal for including the Lower Mullamari Project Dam in Kalaburagi district was pending. The six dams required immediate strengthening, repairs and rejuvenation.
Mr. Halangi said that attention would be given for the better upkeep of the radial gates in the dams by replacing rubber seals, taking up sand blasting, among others.
Mr. Halangi said that while the Bennethora Major Irrigation project has been sanctioned Rs. 8.80 crore under DRIP, Karanja Major Irrigation project had been sanctioned Rs. 4.50 crore, Chandrampalli dam in Chincholi taluk had been sanctioned Rs. 3.84 crore, Hattikuni Dam in Yadgir district had been sanctioned Rs. 3.52 crore, Upper Mullamari Project Dam in Bidar district has been sanctioned a sum of Rs. 3.35 crore and Amarja Medium Irrigation Project Dam has been sanctioned Rs. 3.30 crore.
