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Water Shortage Complicates Ganesha Idol Immersion Plans in Karimnagar

Many people in Karimnagar and Sircilla have prepared Ganesha idols for a festival ceremony.

The idols are usually placed in tanks, canals, or rivers for immersion.

This year, there has been less rain, so some water bodies are too dry.

Karimnagar officials want water released from the SRSP project into the Chinthakunta canal.

They are also cleaning the immersion site and repairing the nearby bund.

Another immersion location, Kothapalli tank, has a court-related problem involving private land.

In Sircilla, the Manair river does not have enough water.

Officials are therefore digging two large artificial ponds for the ceremony.

Key facts

Karimnagar idols: Around 3,000 idols installed across 66 divisions are usually immersed at three locations.
Karimnagar sites: The usual sites are Manakondur tank, Kothapalli tank, and Chinthakunta SRSP canal.
Chinthakunta canal: The canal is dry and depends on the SRSP project for water.
Manakondur tank: Officials said the tank has adequate water.
Kothapalli tank: A private landowner approached the court to prevent immersion on land within the full tank level limits.
Sircilla ponds: Officials are digging two ponds, each 100 feet by 100 feet and 12 feet deep.
Sircilla water source: Officials plan to divert the thin flow from the Manair river’s upper reaches into the artificial ponds.

deccanchronicle.com · 2 hrs ago