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Hurdles ahead for Mission Kakatiya
Restoring hundreds of choked feeder channels of waters bodies identified for restoration in Telangana under Mission Kakaitya poses a herculean task for the irrigation officials. The ambitious project which is one-of-its-kind taken up anywhere in the country in the recent past was conceived to be implemented in four to five phases. The main objective of the project was to rejuvenate the chain of tanks which had provided drinking water as well as irrigation waters in
Hyderabad: Restoring hundreds of choked feeder channels of waters bodies identified for restoration in Telangana under Mission Kakaitya poses a herculean task for the irrigation officials. The ambitious project which is one-of-its-kind taken up anywhere in the country in the recent past was conceived to be implemented in four to five phases. The main objective of the project was to rejuvenate the chain of tanks which had provided drinking water as well as irrigation waters in Telangana State.
However, over the years, the feeder channels from the catchment areas to the tanks had been encroached or several obstructions have come in their way, resulting in water flowing out through the feeder channels. Due to this, thousands of tanks are getting dried off, or getting fewer quantities of water at many places in the State.
Speaking to The Hans India, PPMU Project Director Dr G Malsur said, “Restoring feeder channels is one of the crucial aspects of the Mission Kakaitya. However, as these tanks are existing ones, their maps are available and their feeder channels were already identified ones. And, we are taking care of this key component of the project.” Once these feeder channels have been restored, officials feel that they will not only bring water into the tanks, but also cause recharge of ground water, bring down fluoride levels and sustain the eco-systems survived on these thanks and their feeder channels for decades.
Besides, there are hundreds of rain-fed tanks and chain tanks which would be filled by waters coming through the canal system. It is in case of these tanks that the officials are focusing to work on to save every drop of waters coming from the catchment areas. However, the southwest monsoon which provides about 70 per cent of the rain fall in the area has been played a taunting game during most of the time since 2006.
Of the 464 mandals in the State, only 43 had recorded normal to excess rainfall, and the overall deviation from the normal rainfall had stood at 48 per cent during the last year. Similarly, with a few exceptions even the district-wise and season-wise rainfall in Telangana had witnessed much deviation from the normal rainfall for most of the time since 2006.
It was against this backdrop, 9,300 tank restoration works needed to be carried out during the current year, TS Irrigation Minister T Harish Rao said. The target set was to complete the works much ahead of the onset of southwest monsoon, which normally keeps its date with Telangana around first and second weeks of June. As part of speeding up of the works, 50 per cent of tender process would be completed by January 26, and scrutiny of 5,302 tanks had already been completed, he said.
By:VRC Phaniharan
