Water released into Kakatiya Main Canal to save standing crops in SRSP ayacut

Water was released into Kakatiya main canal from the Sriramsagar Project (SRSP) in Nizamabad district on Saturday, in a move likely to bring relief to farmers in the ayacut amid concerns over the impact of El Nino conditions on crop prospects.

According to sources, the discharge into the Kakatiya Main Canal began at 2,000 cusecs on Saturday morning and was subsequently increased to 6,000 cusecs in the evening to meet the irrigation needs of the ayacut above the Lower Manair Dam (LMD).