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Kadam Project Urges Water Conservation Amid Storage Shortage
The Kadam Project is a large water storage project.
It currently has much less water than officials want.
This is because there has not been enough rain and silt has reduced its storage capacity.
Small amounts of water are still flowing into the project from upstream.
Officials are asking people to use the stored water carefully.
Some water is being sent to downstream areas for drinking.
Water is also being sent through canals to paddy farms.
Officials are watching the situation because the storage forecast is not encouraging.
Kadam Project holds 3,495 TMC against its stated 7.5 TMC capacity, with officials attributing the shortage to poor rains and siltation.
Authorities are receiving only small upstream inflows and say the storage outlook is unfavorable.
The project is supplying 9 cusecs to Mission Bhagiratha for drinking water needs downstream.
Officials released 457 cusecs into the left canal and 14 cusecs into the right canal on Wednesday.
Water has been supplied to paddy crops across 68,150 acres, including 66,000 acres under the left canal in Mancherial and Nirmal districts.
- Who
- Kadam Project irrigation officials, downstream residents, and farmers in the ayacut area.
- What
- Authorities are urging careful use of water because the project has low storage while supplying drinking water and irrigation water.
- Where
- The Kadam Project and its canals serving areas in Mancherial and Nirmal districts, downstream of the project.
- When
- The warning was issued when storage stood at the reported level; water was released into the canals on Wednesday, and water had been released into the Godavari River the previous month.
- Why
- Storage is low because of insufficient rainfall and siltation, while water is needed for drinking supplies and paddy cultivation.
Key facts
- Current storage
- 3,495 TMC, according to the article
- Reported total capacity
- 7.5 TMC
- Storage condition
- About 50 per cent of total capacity
- Drinking-water release
- 9 cusecs supplied to Mission Bhagiratha
- Left-canal release
- 457 cusecs released on Wednesday
- Right-canal release
- 14 cusecs released on Wednesday
- Paddy area supplied
- 68,150 acres, including 66,000 acres under the left canal
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