Government will release water early to advance Kharif season, says P. Ramachandra Reddy at Irrigation Advisory Board meeting
Government will release water early to advance Kharif season, says P. Ramachandra Reddy at Irrigation Advisory Board meeting
Energy and Mines Minister Peddireddy Ramachandra Reddy said here on Friday that as per the experience of the pilot project in Srikakulam, installation of energy meters in all agricultural connections will save the state Rs 3,350 crore. Energy and Mines Minister Peddireddy Ramachandra Reddy said here on Friday that as per the experience of the pilot project in Srikakulam, the state would save ₹3,350 crore by fitting all agricultural connections with energy meters.
At the end of the meeting of the Irrigation Advisory Board held here, Mr. Ramachandra Reddy said that the state now spends ₹10,000 on electricity subsidy for the farming community and the pilot project shows that they, apart from providing accountability, can save up to 33.5%. can save. for all tasks.
District Collector Nagalakshmi Selvarajan, Joint Collector Ketan Garg and Women and Child Welfare Minister Usha Sricharan along with Government Whip Kapu Ramachandra Reddy also attended the meeting.
‘Seven hour power supply’
Stating that the state supplies electricity for seven hours during the day and is moving towards a nine-hour supply, he said and pointed out that during the TDP regime power was provided only at night.
Criticizing Telugu Desam Party president Nara Chandrababu Naidu for attacking the ‘gadpa gadpaki’ program everywhere, the minister said: “Sir. Naidu keeps commenting on all the good work we do. He does this. Confused that he will become the Chief Minister, but I want to tell him that this will be the last election for Mr. Naidu, and after that he will be confined to his Hyderabad House.
With the early onset of monsoon and the possibility of sufficient water accumulating in several reservoirs in the district, the state government has proposed to release water early to propel the kharif season, the minister said, adding that water from Tungabhadra will be available on July 7. will be temporarily released. from PABR dam on July 10, but the actual release dates will be finalized based on the availability of water in Tungabhadra and Srisailam reservoirs.
Guntakal, Rapthadu, Singanmala and Tadipatri MLAs participated in the IAB meeting and raised long pending issues, including improving the storage capacity of the PABR Dam from the existing 5 tmcft to the design capacity of 11 tmcft to 330 acres at a cost of ₹400. Including acquisition of land. crore and to provide a geo-membrane layer to prevent leakage at a cost of Rs.21.8 crore.