HYDERABAD

Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) senior leader and Deputy Floor Leader in the Assembly T. Harish Rao demanded that the government fill Annapurna, Ranganayakasagar, Mallannasagar, Kondapochammasagar and Nrusimhasagar reservoirs with water from Mid Manair and ensure water for irrigation to about 4 lakh acres under them.

In a letter addressed to Minister for Irrigation N. Uttam Kumar Reddy on Monday, he said the five reservoirs of the Kaleshwaram Project could be given water since the Mid Manair reservoir has about 22 tmc ft storage now against its full capacity of 27.5 tmc ft. It is being filled by pumping water from Yellampally through Nandi and Gayathri pump houses of the Kaleshwaram Project and it would get more water since Yellampally was getting good inflows with rains in the upstream areas.

After filling the five reservoirs with water from Mid Manair, the minor irrigation tanks and check-dams linked to them could be filled without any delay to irrigate 4 lakh acres ayacut assuring the farmers get a good crop. Similarly, Lower Manair Dam could also be filled with water from Mid Manair to give water for irrigation to the ayacut in SRSP Stage-2.

He brought to the minister’s notice that the 4 lakh acres ayacut was given water in the last Rabi season by filled the reservoirs and MI tanks, check-dams linked to them. He stated that filled the five reservoirs and MI tanks linked to them would protect the interests of the farming community of the ayacut.

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Published - August 10, 2026 06:28 pm IST