Minister for Finance and Civil Supplies Eatala Rajender on Friday said the integrated Karimnagar district has received good rainfall, bringing copious inflows into minor irrigation tanks and check-dams. He noted that there is no dearth of water for irrigation and drinking water purposes this year.
Following incessant rain over the past few days, and the minor irrigation tanks and other projects receiving good inflows, the Minister conducted a review meeting with Collector Sarfaraz Ahmad, Zilla Parishad chairperson Tula Uma, Manakondur legislator Rasamayi Balakishan and Choppadandi legislator B. Shoba at LMD guest house on Friday.
Speaking on the occasion, he said the rain has damaged some area of crop in Raikal mandal in Jagtial district. However, no loss of life and cattle in the district has been reported, he stated.
Instructing officials of irrigation, agricultural, electricity and revenue departments to stay alert, he said Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao has cancelled the proposed meeting with all legislators and MPs and instructed the elected representatives to be available in their respective headquarters to monitor the situation.
Expressing concern over wastage of several hundred tmcs of water at Medigadda due to heavy flood waters, the Minister said the Kaleshwaram lift irrigation project would be linked with Mid Manair Dam (MMD) and Lower Manair Dam (LMD) by October this year. The benefits of Kaleshwaram project would be felt in erstwhile Karimnagar district first, he maintained.
Once the Kaleshwaram project starts functioning by lifting water from Sripada Yellampalli project, the MMD and LMD would be made available with 25 tmcs and 24 tmcs of water respectively and transform the agricultural scenario in the district, he said.
