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‘Pattiseema scheme will help revive Krishna delta’
News:
- 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.
- 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
