Water from Gajuladinne and Sunkesula reservoirs reserved for drinking needs
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Kurnool Collector Dr A Siri inspected the Malyala Pump House, banning reservoir water diversion for Rabi cultivation to ensure uninterrupted drinking water supply through June via the HNSS canal.
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Collector Dr Siri inspecting the Malyalam pump house at Nandikotkur on Wednesday
Kurnool: Collector Dr A Siri inspected water release operations at the Malyala Pump House in Nandikotkur mandal on Wednesday, directing officials to ensure an uninterrupted drinking water supply across the district until June.
Reviewing water distribution with engineering personnel at the forebay and link channel, the Collector instructed authorities to reserve available storage in the Gajuladinne and Sunkesula projects strictly for drinking purposes. She mandated a total ban on diverting reservoir water for Rabi crop cultivation. Officials informed her that three pumps are currently discharging 920 cusecs into the Handri-Neeva Sujala Sravanthi (HNSS) canal. Pumping operations, which began on August 5, have continued uninterrupted, drawing 21 TMC of water from Muchumarri through a 17-kilometer link channel. Dr Siri ordered Municipal Commissioners, Rural Water Supply (RWS), and Irrigation departments to initiate advance measures against summer shortages. She directed them to fill all summer storage tanks using Tungabhadra and HNSS supplies. Furthermore, Revenue Divisional Officers, alongside District Agriculture and Horticulture officers, were instructed to form special task teams to educate farmers on irrigation restrictions.
Emphasizing seamless inter-departmental coordination, the Collector warned against negligence to ensure no rural or urban area faces drinking water scarcity. Kurnool Municipal Corporation Commissioner Challa Obulesu, RWS Superintending Engineer Manohar, Irrigation SE Shailesh Kumar, HNSS SE Rajan Babu, and Public Health Executive Engineer Gurrappa attended the review.
