Lok Sabha Question No. 3228 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-15
Subject: Filling up of Tanks
Ministry: WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANAGA REJUVENATION
Asked by: GEETHA KOTHAPALLI, J.C. DIVAKAR REDDY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT & GANGA REJUVENATION

## LOK SABHA UN STARRED QUESTION NO. 3228

ANSWERED ON 15.0 3.201 8

## FILLING UP OF TANKS

## 3228. SHRIMATI KOTHAPALLI GEETHA SHRI J.C. DIVAKAR REDDY

Will the Minister of WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION be pleased to state:

(a) whether the water users association of Krishna district in Andhra Pradesh has request 200 tanks in Nuzvid, Mylavaram, Nandigama and Tiruv uru regions under the Nagarjuna Sagar Ayacut area and if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether it is also a fact that though the water level reached the peak stage in Na reservoir, sufficient water was not released into the Sagar left canal an d if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;

(c) whether the association is demanding 11,000 cusecs of water without obstruction for on the  left  canal  so  that  the  water  reaches  the  tail - end  areas  in  Tiruvuru,  Gannavaram,  Nuzvid, Mylavaram and Nandigama areas in Krishna district in Andhra Pradesh and if so, the detai and the steps being taken in this regard; and

(d) whether it is also a fact that around 2.36 lakh acres are being cultivated in these seasons and the farmers are facing hardships due to insufficient water flow in the left can the details thereof and study conducted by the Government in this regard along with the taken to solve this issue on top priority?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION & PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS

## ( SHRI ARJUN RAM MEGHW AL )

( a) No information is available in this regard in MoWR, RD & GR.

( b) During the water year 2017 - 18, the peak level reached in N agarjuna Sagar Reservoir was 577 ft (on 03.11.2017) corresponding to a storage capacity of 274.36 TMC against full reservoir l of 590 ft corresponding to a storage capacity of 312.05TMC.

Nagarjuna  Sagar  Project  and  Srisailam  Project  are  operat ed  in  tandem.  The  live  storage  of Nagarjuna Sagar Project is 180.38 TMC and live storage of Srisailam Project is 162.00 TMC alongwith inflows received into Srisailam Project, give peak water availability of  505.70 water year 2017- 18, the total availability of water i n the system of Srisailam and Nagarjuna Sagar

Projects was 433.00 TMC against peak stage availability of 505.70 TMC. The allocation agreed, against this peak stage availability of 505.70 TMC, to Nagarjuna Sagar Left Canal for Te 99.75 TMC and for Andhra Pradesh is 32.25 TMC, totalling to 132.00 TMC.

The releases to Nagarjuna Sagar Left Canal are made by Te langana as per water release order issued by Krishna River Management Board (KRMB), from time to time. The water release or decided with mutual agreement by Andhra Pradesh and Telangana based on the indents placed two States as per their prior ities.

The indents received in water year 2017 - 18 for water releases through Nagarjuna Sagar Lef Canal in respect of share of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana together were about 68.50 TMC. Out of which, 58.178 TMC has been released as on 08.03.2018 and th e remaining will be fully supplied and utilized as per further indents placed by the two States.

( c) No specific information is available in this regard. However, the farmers association representing to KRMB for continuous supply of water to reach the tail end areas. The representation have been forwarded to Engineer -in - Chief(I),  Telangana  with  a  request  to  instruct  concerned staff to deliver water at A.P. border, as per the water release orders.

( d) No specific information is available regardi ng area cultivated under Kharif season in these are The Nagarjuna Sagar Left canal is common to both Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, with its co to Andhra Pradesh border being  under Telangana. The Andhra Pradesh border is about 281 k the He ad Regulator. The farmers have represented that they are facing hardship due to i water flows in the tail end of the canal. However, as and when, the grievances are recei farmers associations and Government of Andhra Pradesh, the sam e ar being forwarded to Engineer -in - Chief(I)  Telangana  with  a  request  to  instruct  concerned  field  staff  to  deliver  wate Pradesh border, as per the water release orders.

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