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Farmers overjoyed with rising water level in NSP

Nalgonda: Irrigation projects in erstwhile Nalgonda district started receiving inflows making farmers overjoyed.

Inflow to the Nagarjunasagar project (NSP) increased to 52,261 cusecs on Saturday while its outflow was 6,344 cusecs. Water level in the project was recorded as 506.7 feet as against full tank level of 590 feet. Current water storage in the project was 126.1 tmc ft out of gross storage capacity of 312 tmc ft.

Inflow to medium irrigation project Musi at Bopparam also increased to 10,027.7 cuses. Water level in the project went up to 642 feet as against its full tank level of 645 feet. Current water storage is 3.79 tmc ft as against gross storage capacity of 4.46 tmc ft

These irrigation projects received no inflows about 10 days ago. However, incessant rains in upper catchment areas resulted in inflows to these projects in the district.

Jannaram FRO Sushmarao appreciated the section officer Naheeda Farmin and beat officer Tulasipati and base camp staff for saving the baby deer from being washed away.





( Source : Deccan Chronicle )
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