‘Pattiseema scheme will help revive Krishna delta’

‘Pattiseema scheme will help revive Krishna delta’

News:

1. The Andhra Pradesh government has released water from Pattiseema Lift Irrigation into the Krishna Eastern Main Canal in Vijayawada.

Important Facts:

2. Issues

• Delay in releasing water to crops in Krishna Delta due to increasing number of reservoirs and barrages in Maharashtra and Karnataka
• As a result, crops are often destroyed due to cyclones hitting the state in November

3. Benefits of the Pattiseema Lift Irrigation Scheme:

• Facilitate revival of  Krishna Delta which has dried up and turned saline in recent times
• Facilitate revival of Krishna River into a perennial river
• Address the problem of drought and drinking water shortage in the state.

4. Future proposals:

• A  barrage with a capacity of 10 tmcft, at Vaikuntapuram upstream the Prakasam Barrage.
• A barrage with a capacity of 2.7 tmcft, downstream at Chodavara