Sagar water for irrigation

Hyderabad, Sept 25:

Good news for the ayacut farmers of the Nagarjuna Sagar dam. Water for irrigation will be let out from the dam from October 15. The Minister for Major Irrigation, Mr Ponnala Lakshmaiah, said here on Saturday that 170 TMC ft of water will be released to both the Right and Left canals of the Nagarjuna Sagar dam from October 15. “This will irrigate 12.33 lakh acres in Rabi, both wet and dry,” the Minister said adding that the standing crop also will be saved.

The Minister stated that irrigation water will also be released for the standing cotton crop under Devadula project limits. “We are committed to save the crop and get bumper yield this season, he observed.