Farmers demand immediate action to safeguard crops and livelihoods
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Farmers in Nandyal mandal urged authorities to release 1 TMC of water from Velugodu Reservoir into the KC Canal within two days to protect standing crops from total failure.
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Former Market Yard Chairman Purushotham Reddy, along with several farmers submitting a representation to the KC Canal Executive Engineer on Saturday
Nandyal: Farmers in Nandyal mandal have urged the government to immediately release irrigation water into the KC Canal to save their standing crops from withering due to inadequate rainfall.
Former Market Yard Chairman Purushotham Reddy, accompanied by a delegation of affected farmers, visited the KC Canal Executive Engineer’s office on Saturday and submitted a formal representation highlighting the severe water shortage.
The farmers explained that crops cultivated through substantial financial investments are drying up rapidly in the absence of timely irrigation, threatening them with massive economic losses.
Addressing officials and reporters, Purushotham Reddy stated that around 9.5 TMC of water is currently available in the Velugodu Reservoir. He emphasized that releasing just one TMC into the KC Canal would suffice to protect thousands of acres under its ayacut. Warning that jowar crops in particular are facing acute distress, he cautioned that failing to supply water within the next two days would result in total crop failure.
Purushotham Reddy appealed to local ministers and public representatives to respond immediately to the crisis and take a humanitarian approach toward the farming community. He urged authorities to issue directives for the prompt release of canal water, enabling farmers to safeguard their livelihoods.
