Pattiseema Lift IRRIGATION Project ◆ పట్టిసీమ ఎత్తిపోతల పధకం ◆SEPT 2017

----- Integration of Rivers is a major dream of the Country since its days of independence. Agricultural Scientists, Irrigation Engineers and our Visionary Prime Ministers have given River Integration as a solution to make Indian Agriculture Flourish. River Integration is a Nation’s Dream. Andhra Pradesh is making Nation’s dream true by integration 2 major rivers Godavari and Krishna. Here are things to know about Pattiseema Project ( Integration of River Krishna and Godavari) : 1. The project started with a mission to make Rayalaseema Drought Free. --- Rayalaseema has scarcity of water and rainfall and is one of the most heavily drought hit places of South India. ----On the other hand, Godavari river is the most flooded river in the South India. ----There is Surplus and Deficit. This project from AP state government is a solution for making Rayalaseema Drought free. ------ The government had come up with the idea of building a lift irrigation scheme at Pattiseema village in Polavaram Mandal in West Godavari district in January 2015 to quickly get Godavari water to meet the irrigation needs of Krishna delta, which was started facing increased water shortage in recent times, as the main project was expected to take a longer time. ....The water was meant to stabilise 12 lakh acres of existing ayacut besides meeting the second crop requirements of Krishna delta. One tmc of water is adequate to irrigate 10,000 acres of area, according to irrigation engineers. .....Prakasam Barrage, which feeds the Krishna delta( Krishna district-6.79 lakh acres, Guntur district 4.99 lakh acres, West Godavari 0.58 lakh acres and Prakasam 0,72 lakh acres) has about 130 tmc of water allocation but was not receiving its share owing to upstream projects as well as the overall water shortfall in Krishna basin. .....Godavari-Krishna linkage will benefit the Krishna delta in terms of timely availability and adequate quantities of water even for raising the second crop, officials say. REFERENCE - http://indpaedia.com