The state has still not received proper rains in the month of June as well as July. Water did not reach the ponds and ponds without digging canals anywhere. As a result, the ground water level is falling and the water in the bores is decreasing. Out of the 33 districts of the state, 17 districts have recorded deficit rainfall as compared to last June.
- Rainfall due to El Niño effect
- 30.53 percent deficit rainfall in the state
- Asking more by October is risky
- Ponds and ponds are empty when there is a flood
- Deeper ground water in 17 districts
- The water is 2-3 meters deep compared to Niruthi
- The fibers are ready for paddy cultivation under bore wells as before
- This rainy season cultivation of crops is questionable due to rain
Flood water is not flowing without them. Irrigation water is not coming from the canals of the projects. As a result, ponds and ponds are becoming bosiboi. Due to this ground water is depleting day by day. Ground water goes 2 to 3 meters below the surface. As usual, the farmers poured rice under the bores and wells and prepared to plant crops. There is no trace of rain. If there is no proper rain in another week or 10 days, if the ground water level does not rise, the condition of those farmers will deteriorate. Due to this, cultivation under boreholes and wells has become questionable in this rainy season across the state.-(Marri Mahender Reddy)
Nalgonda Correspondent, July 18 (Namaste Telangana): The state has still not received proper rains in the month of June and July. Water did not reach the ponds and ponds without digging canals anywhere. As a result, the ground water level is falling and the water in the bores is decreasing. Out of the 33 districts of the state, 17 districts have recorded deficit rainfall as compared to last June. The water level falling below 13.30 meters in Medak and Vikarabad districts is a cause for concern. Even if there is no rain in the next two months, there are danger bells that if water is applied indiscriminately in the cultivation of crops, then the groundwater will fall into the underground. There are 107 large and small reservoirs across the state and 28,678 ponds and ponds are important sources of groundwater. Of these, 78 lakh acres are irrigated through reservoirs and lift schemes. Another 50 lakh acres are irrigated through agricultural wells and boreholes in ponds and ponds.
All the projects in the Godavari and Krishna basins are already running out of water during this rainy season. Irrigation water does not seem to meet even the minimum requirements. According to the state government’s calculations, 42.18 TMC of water is available in the two basins, which is not enough for drinking water. There is only 6.01 tmcs of water available above dead storage in Nagarjunasagar, a crucial channel of Krishna. If there are no floods, the drinking water needs of the twin cities of Hyderabad and the joint Nalgonda district will not be met in the next two to three months. There is no condition to think about irrigation for crops. While 75 percent of the ponds and ponds in the Ayakattu areas still have some water, the water or ponds and ponds in the non-ayakattu areas are about to overflow. Due to this the ground water level is also falling.
30.53 percent deficit rainfall
In this rainy season, El Nino intensified and there was no rain except clouds. Till now 30.53 percent deficit rainfall has been recorded in the state. According to the Meteorological Department, 27 districts have received deficit rainfall while 5 districts have recorded normal rainfall. While 25 percent deficit rainfall was recorded in July, 10 to 15 percent in August, 42 percent in September and 55 percent by October, the Department of Agriculture has made predictions. As a result, there is no chance of filling the ponds and ponds without rains. This effect will fall on the ground water and cultivation under bores and wells will be in serious danger. In the coming days, there is a danger of the farmers suffering serious losses due to the drying up of the boreholes.
Falling ground water table
While the average ground water level across the state was 6.22 meters during the summer of last year, it fell to 9.26 meters during the summer of this year, which reflects the severity of the problem. While the average groundwater level was 9.46 meters in June, 13 districts saw water levels falling deeper than that. The calculations make it clear that most of the groundwater has reached the depths in the districts under the Godavari water drainage projects. Compared to last June, the water level in Adilabad, Bhupalapalli, Bhadradri-Kottagudem, Jagityala, Karimnagar, Mahabubabad, Manchyyala, Nirmal, Nizamabad, Peddapalli, Siddipet, Sirisilla, Suryapet and Warangal districts, which are linked to Godavari waters, has dropped rapidly. Here the situation would have been different if the waters of Kaleshwaram had been utilized.
But, due to political reasons, the state government is not ready for that. Due to this, the water in the ponds in the respective districts is also low. While water is available at a depth of 5.46 meters in Khammam district, the water level has fallen to 13.30 meters at the deepest depths in Medak and Vikarabad districts. Only in Yadadri-Bhuvanagiri district alone, the water level has increased by 2.86 meters this time as compared to last time. In total, water levels have fallen in 17 districts compared to last June. As the next two months are very crucial, there is a danger that the water levels will drop very fast if the crops are grown under bores and wells.
Digging thousands of new boreholes
New boreholes and wells are being dug on a large scale across the state. Farmers who have come to the expectation that there will be no irrigation water in the areas under the Godavari and Krishna projects have prepared to tap the ground water. A large number of new boreholes are coming up in Nagarjuna Sagar in Nalgonda district and SSARSP area in Suryapet district. It is reported that more than 1,500 farmers have dug new boreholes so far this rainy season in Suryapet district alone. A bore cart owner said that in the last fortnight, if he dug 40 bores with his 3 bore carts, only six got water. It is known that around 90 to 100 barrows are digging in this district. An estimated 2,500 new boreholes have been drilled in Nalgonda district this season. More than 175 Borubands are said to be busy in the villages. Sagar waters come here? or not Suspecting that, farmers are digging new boreholes.
Alarm bells in the Godavari basin
Alarm bells are ringing due to falling ground water in districts where agriculture depends on Godavari water projects. There is no water in the projects in Rajanna Sirisilla district, the existing water is not released, and the ground water is depleting rapidly as there is no rain. Madhyamaneru, Upper Maneru and Malapur reservoirs have already reached dead storage. Water is not being lifted from Ellampally project. Due to this, the ponds in their area have become completely waterlogged and the ground water has fallen to an additional depth of 1.02 meters as compared to the past. Farmers who put fibers under bores are thinking ahead. Here, out of 2 lakh acres of cultivation, at least 40 thousand acres were not cultivated. Only 11 thousand acres have been sown in Jagityala district so far. In many places, farmers are waiting for rains, ESSRESP water and uplifts. Compared to last year, the water level in Peddapalli district has fallen to a depth of 1.33 meters. More than 50 percent of the 1,090 ponds in the district have dried up completely.
20 acres of cotton did not sprout.
Earlier I planted 20 acres of cotton and cultivated five acres of paddy, this Yedu also took 20 acres on lease and planted cotton seeds. But the sprouts did not come. The entire investment of 20 acres was wasted due to lack of timely rains. Sown to grow rice. It cannot rain. There is fear that the crop will come or not. If the investment is over, there will be a complete loss. Already invested more than Rs. If there is water, there is no electricity. If there is electricity, urea cannot be found. Even selling the ripe crop is facing difficulties. Electricity and urea did not face any problems during KCR’s rule. Investment assistance would also come. But now all agriculture is a loss. The situation has come where the livelihood of the farmers is in the market.
-Venkatramulu, Rythu, Nandipet, Musapeta mandal, Mahabubnagar
14 bores for two and half acres
Tipparti, July 18: The name of this farmer is Dommati Saidulu from Pajjuru village of Tipparti mandal in Nalgonda district. There is two and half acres of agricultural land. He dug nine boreholes before coming to Telangana to cultivate that land. He proudly says that not a single hole was dug during KCR’s rule of nine and a half years. After Congress came, Nirudu dug two boreholes and irrigated the field. This time, due to the effect of El Nino, Sagar drilled three boreholes in one day on the 14th of this month. The first bore was 200 feet and the second bore another 200 feet but no water came out. With this, the third one was also laid. Saidulu was angry that he had spent Rs. 70 thousand for these.
If 5 lakhs were invested and 6 boreholes were drilled, not one fell
Nellibanda Thanda is one of the ward in Tirumalagiri town of Suryapet district. I have seven acres of agricultural land. During KCR’s reign, water came through the SSRSP canals and ponds and ponds were filled and one bore used to irrigate the entire land. Since the coming of Congress, since these two years, we have not reached the ponds and ponds directly. The canals are not releasing water properly. Water is seeping deep into the ground. As the boreholes are pouring incessantly, 6 new boreholes were built at the expense of Rs.5 lakhs for irrigation, but not a single borehole fell. Even under 200 feet no water seeps.
– Angothu Ramulu, Rythu, Nellibanda Thanda, Tirumalagiri Mandal, Suryapet District
Kandla Potti is crying
I am cultivating paddy in 8 acres. Four acres is my own land. Another four acres were taken on lease. Water will not come from the boreholes which have been planted hoping that the rainy season will come. If you are in trouble, you don’t know what the condition of future crops will be. Will the expenses come? come on Anna is afraid. Thinking about this time brings tears to my eyes.
– Gangadhar, Rythu, Pothangal Suburb, Navipet Mandal, Nizamabad District
