The Telangana State Irrigation Development Corporation (TSIDC) has initiated an action plan to modernise five lift irrigation schemes on Nagarjunasagar Project (NSP) Left Canal at Mutapuram in Nelakondapalli mandal at an estimated cost of Rs 9.93 crore.
The move is aimed at restoring and renovating minor irrigation facilities to realise their full irrigation potential in upland areas of Khammam division.
The initiative gains significance in the backdrop of several old lift irrigation schemes on canals, rivulets and other water bodies remaining either underutilised or defunct for want of repairs in various parts of the district. According to sources, the action plan envisages modernisation of Mutapuram lift irrigation schemes (I to V) to ensure assured irrigation facility to an extent of 5,000 acres spread in Nelakondapalli and Mudigonda mandals.
The new initiative will help harness the potential of minor irrigation sources and serve the interests of small and medium farmers including a significant chunk of tribal farmers in both the mandals, sources added.
Meanwhile, Minister for Roads and Buildings T Nageswara Rao laid the foundation stone for modernisation of the lift irrigation scheme on the NSP left canal in Mutapuram on Monday.
Speaking on the occasion, the Minister said plans are afoot to renovate 17 lift irrigation schemes at an estimated cost of Rs 40 crore to augment irrigation facilities in the district.
