Archive · 22 May 2025
Sri Sathya Sai Collector Reviews Irrigation Tank Repairs
The local government in Sri Sathya Sai district is fixing up the small lakes and ponds that farmers use.
They are doing this because it helps the farms and gets the area ready for the rainy season.
The government is using money from the Central and State governments to fix these tanks.
The officials are working to repair and restore tanks to help farmers.
The Collector is making sure they fix the tanks quickly and make plans to use money effectively.
The Collector reviewed the progress of irrigation tank repairs.
The RRR scheme aims to restore minor water bodies.
Sri Sathya Sai district has 1,186 water bodies.
The projects support an area of 83,486 acres.
The Central and State governments share the project costs.
- Who
- Sri Sathya Sai district Collector T.S. Chetan and officials from various departments.
- What
- Reviewed the progress of repair and restoration works of minor irrigation tanks under the RRR scheme.
- When
- Thursday, May 22, 2025
- Where
- Sri Sathya Sai district, Andhra Pradesh
- Why
- To strengthen water bodies for the agricultural ecosystem and prepare for the southwest monsoon.
- District Collector
- T.S. Chetan
- Meeting Date
- Thursday, May 22, 2025
- Total Water Bodies
- 1,186
- Irrigated Area
- 83,486 acres
- Funding Ratio (Central:State)
- 60:40
- Tanks in First Phase
- 239
