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Telangana Ministers Seek Krishna Water to Protect Jurala Crops
Farmers near the Jurala project are worried that their crops may dry up.
MLA Thudi Megha Reddy said the government is working to protect the crops.
Telangana has asked Karnataka to release water from the Krishna river.
The request is for 5,000 cusecs of water each day for 15 days.
This water could help farms served by four irrigation schemes.
About four lakh acres depend on these water supplies.
Ministers and MLAs planned to meet D K Shivakumar in Karnataka.
They hope the meeting will bring good news for farmers soon.
Jurala command-area farmers were assured that standing crops would receive water.
Irrigation Minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy requested 5,000 cusecs daily for 15 days.
The requested Krishna water would support four Telangana irrigation schemes.
About four lakh acres depend on water supplied through those schemes.
A Telangana delegation was scheduled to meet Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar.
- Who
- Jurala-area farmers, Telangana ministers and MLAs, and Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar.
- What
- Telangana is seeking a regulated release of 5,000 cusecs of Krishna water daily for 15 days to protect standing crops.
- Where
- The affected command areas are in Telangana, and the delegation planned to meet Shivakumar in Karnataka.
- When
- The assurance was made on Monday; the delegation was scheduled to leave Hyderabad at 5 pm and meet Shivakumar at 8 pm.
- Why
- To prevent crops across approximately four lakh acres from withering before harvest.
Key facts
- Requested water release
- 5,000 cusecs daily
- Requested duration
- 15 days
- Affected area
- Approximately four lakh acres
- Irrigation schemes
- Jurala, Bhima, Nettempadu, and Mahatma Gandhi Kalwakurthy Lift Irrigation schemes
- Delegation members
- Jupally Krishna Rao, Vakiti Srihari, Thudi Megha Reddy, Madhusudan Reddy, and Bandla Krishna Mohan Reddy
- Planned meeting
- Meeting with D K Shivakumar at 8 pm
Quotes
Thudi Megha Reddy
Wanaparthy MLA who assured farmers about government efforts to secure irrigation water
“Farmers should not lose heart. The government is striving to provide water through all available means until the crops are harvested; our primary objective is to ensure that not a single acre under the Jurala ayacut dries up”
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