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Water release for Khariff crop from tomorrow
Irrigation officials will release water to Khariff crop from June 1, according to District Collector K Bhaskar.
Eluru: Irrigation officials will release water to Khariff crop from June 1, according to District Collector K Bhaskar.
He presided over a review meeting on the progress of priority sector works held at Collectorate here on Wednesday.
Speaking at the meeting, Collector directed the agriculture officials to take steps to enable the farmers to plant the seed beds, as the water to irrigation channels would be released from June 1.
He said that if the Khariff crop delayed, it will affect the Rabi crop following the water shortage. In view of this, the officials should keep ready the farmers to take up early Khariff from June first week itself.
He also directed the officials to implement the early Khariff plan to save the farmers from natural calamities like floods and cyclones to be expected in November and December.
He also asked the agriculture officials to keep ready the fertilisers and seeds to supply to the farmers.
If anyone obstructed the water flow in the canals, the administration would not tolerate. During the Khariff season, even the construction of bridges under delta modernization programme would be stopped and there would be no problem to the farmers in getting sufficient water.
The Collector said that Rs 50 crore had been allotted in the annual credit plan to sanction loans to fishermen community in the district with 50 percent subsidy.
He expressed his dissatisfaction over the delay of fish landing centre at Biyyaputippa village in Narsapur mandal to be taken up with a cost of Rs 20 crore.
He blamed officials for not concentrating on the issue in the name of permissions. He directed them to get the permissions from the government and start works by June 15.
Joint Collector-2 MH Sheriff, In-charge CPO Suresh Kumar, Agriculture Joint Director Gousia Begum, Fisheries Joint Director Anjali, Markfed District Manager Naga Mallika and Lead District Manager P Surya Rao participated in the meeting.
