IRRIGATION AND CAD

IRRIGATION CIRCLE, PEBBAIR

Brief introduction about the Department:

Irrigation & CAD Department of Telangana State is making every effort to harness and all the available water resources for the benefit of Agricultural sector, Industrial Sector and also providing drinking water for overall development.

The main objective of Irrigation Department in Telangana is to create irrigation potential in the drought prone areas, upland areas and upkeep of the existing projects to enhance the agriculture productivity per unit of water with increased water useefficiency.

Schemes and activities of the Department:

1) Rajiv Bhima Lift Irrigation Scheme Project (RBLISP):

Rajiv Bhima Lift Irrigation Scheme envisages providing irrigation facility to 2,03,000 Acres (1,11,000 under Lift-I & 92,000 Acres under Lift-II) for lifting 20 TMC of water from Priyadarshini Jurala Project covering 3 districts viz., Wanaparthy, Narayanpet and Nagarkurnool District. Under this project 91,207 acres contemplated in Wanaparthy District

Lifts located as follows.

• Lift-II (Stage-1) at Thirumalayapalli(V), Kothakota(M), Wanaparthy(Dist).
• Lift-II (Stage-2) at Kothakota(V&M), Wanaparthy(Dist).

2) Priyadarshini Jurala Project – Left Main Canal:

Priyadarshini Jurala project constructed across river Krishna between Revulapally village (Dharoor Mandal of Jogulamba Gadwal and Nandimalla village (Amarachintha mandal of Wanaparthy Distirct) to utilize 17.84 TMC of water to irrigate an ayacut of 1,04,124 acres under Left Main Canal and Right Main Canal. The Left Main Canal lying in the drought prone mandals of Amarachintha, Atmakur, Kothakota, Madanapur, Pebbair, Srirangapur, Weepanagandla, Chinnambaavi of under Wanaparthy District & Pentlavelly mandal of Nagarkurnool District on Left Flank and Irrigation potential is created for the entire ayacut. The Total Created Ayacut in Wanaparthy district Under PJP-LMC is 69084 Acres

3) Mahatma Gandhi Kalwakurthy Lift Irrigation Scheme:

Distributary-01 off-takes from Package 29 main canal at chainage of Km.0.436 and

runs for length of 7.503Km and aycaut is 2220 Acres. Mandals covered under canal are Nagarkurnool and Revally

Distributary-05 off-takes from Package 29 main canal at chainage of Km.6.210 and runs for length of 11.882 Km and ayacut is 14366 Acres. Mandals covered under this canal are Gopalpet, Revally, Peddakothapally and Kodair.

Distributary-08 is off-takes from Package chainage of Km.11.643 and runs for length of 34.40KM and ayacut is 23032 cover Wanaparthy, Gopalpet, Revally, Pangal, Kodair, Nagarkurnul and Bijinepally.

Ghanpur Branch canal off takes from Package 29 main canal at Chainage of Km.37.30 and runs for a length of 24.575 Km and ayacut is 25285 acres. Mandals covered under this canal are Ghanpur, Addakal, Bhoothpur,Moosapet and Bijinepally.

Karne Thanda Lift Irrigation draws water from Km 7.580 of the Ghanpur Branch Canal through a 1.500 km approach canal. The water is lifted to a height of approximately 65 m using two 800 kW motors, providing irrigation facilities to about 4,235 acres in Bijinapally, Peddamandadi, and Ghanapur Mandals.

Buddaram Right Main Canal off takes Pedda Cheruvu of Buddaram Village, Gopalpet Mandal and runs for a length of 26.775 Km and ayacut proposed 20674 acres.Mandals covered under this canal are Peddamandadi, Wanaparthy and Ghanpur.

Buddaram Left Main Canal is off takes from Pedda cheruvu of Buddaram Village, Gopalpet Mandal and runs for a length of 16.625 Km and ayacut proposed is 10384 Acres. Mandals covered under this canal are Wanaparthy and Gopalpet.

Pasupula Branch Canal of Package -28 runs from Chainage Km.19.182 to Km.33.794 and ayacut proposed is 7501 Acres. D2 canal of Pasupula Branch canal runs for a length of 6.865Km and ayacut proposed is 6262 Acres. D3 canal of Pasupula Branch canal runs for a length of 13.375 Km and ayacut proposed is 4771 Acres. Mandals covered under this canal are Pangal,Wanaparthy and Weepanagandla.

Minor Irrigation Tanks in Wanaparthy District and the Mandal Wise details as follows:

There are 1179 No.s of Minor Irrigation Tanks in Wanaparthy District which

 MAIN FUNCTIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT:

1. Hydrological assessment of availability of water in the river basins including water allocation to the Irrigation and other purposes
2. Planning & design of Irrigation
3. Construction of new projects to create irrigation potential for economic development of the state.
4. Stabilization of existing ayacut by rehabilitation of the age-old
5. Modernization of age old Major & Medium Irrigation
6. Improve water management and water use efficiency by integrated and coordinated efforts by all line
7. Preparation and implementation of operation e plans for existing Irrigation
8. Flood
9. Restoration and maintenance of flood
10. Irrigated area assessment and assessment of water royalty charges for industrial and other
11. Presentation of data & analysis on water availability, utilization of Interstate river basins, presenting the information to the respective
12. Exploration of new project

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