AP Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu claims construction of Pattiseema Lift Irrigation Scheme saved crops worth of Rs 2,400 Cr. Assures completion of project by March 2016.

Hyderabad:Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu said that the Pattiseema Lift Irrigation Project had yielded Rs 2,400 Cr of agriculture production in Krishna delta. Assuring that the project would be completed by March 29, 2016, he said that works taken up with Rs 912 Cr has been completed.

The chief minister said this while inspecting the works of the project on Tuesday. Addressing farmers in a local public meeting, Naidu said that it was due to the construction of the project that about 8 lakh acres of crops could be saved by releasing water from the project. Explaining the utility of the project, the chief minister said that at present 4.172 tmc ft of water has been drawn from the project, and it has the potential of drawing about 90 tmc ft of water.

Water from rivulets like Tammileru, Yerra kaluva and Ramileru is also joining the Polavaram Right Main Canal along with Godavari water. And only 138 TMC ft of water out of 1,611 TMC ft has been utilized from Godavari this year. “Nagavali – Vamsadhara and Krishna – Penna Rivers will be linked,” to make the state a drought proof one, he said. Stressing the need for the water conservation, he called upon the farmers to make use of MG NREGS scheme for farm ponds, contour trenches check dams and for de-siltation.