Archive · 26 Nov 2025
Konaseema Farmers Seek Canal Modernisation Funds
Farmers in Konaseema district are asking for help to fix their canals.
The canals are clogged, and seawater is coming in and ruining their crops.
They want the government to give money to clean and strengthen the canals.
Some people are working on cleaning one canal, but others say they're not doing it right.
The farmers are hoping their leader will come and help them soon.
Farmers in Konaseema district are seeking funds for canal modernisation to prevent backwater intrusion and salinity damage to crops.
Proposals worth ₹20.26 crore have been submitted for dredging 8 km of the Sankaraguptam major drain and strengthening its banks.
Dredging is urgently needed to restore free water flow and reduce backwater flooding, which is currently causing water scarcity and crop damage.
The Kunavaram Major Drain is currently being dredged using ₹3.5 crore in CSR funds, but critics say the work is substandard and unscientific.
Irrigation officials maintain that departmental procedures are being followed and that the works are being closely monitored by the district collector.
- Who
- Farmers in Konaseema district, especially those under the Sankaraguptam major drain, and irrigation officials
- What
- Urgent need for canal modernisation and dredging to prevent backwater intrusion and salinity damage to crops
- When
- Pending, with Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan's visit scheduled for Wednesday
- Where
- Konaseema district, Kakinada
- Why
- To restore free water flow, reduce backwater flooding, and protect crops from salinity and inundation
- Location
- Konaseema district, Kakinada
- Proposed Dredging Cost
- ₹20.26 crore
- Drain Length
- 8 km
- Current Dredging Project
- Kunavaram Major Drain
- CSR Funds for Current Project
- ₹3.5 crore
- Planned Dredging Depth
- 3–5 feet
- Monitoring Authority
- Konaseema district collector R. Mahesh Kumar