Use rainwater to fill water bodies downstream of irrigation projects, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Naidu tells officials

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu has directed officials to utilise the rainwater to fill reservoirs, tanks and other water bodies across the State, and use mobile pumps to lift water wherever necessary.

Reviewing the rainfall and water flow situation at the Real-Time Governance Society (RTGS) centre on Thursday, Mr. Naidu asked the officials to store rainwater in the water bodies downstream of irrigation projects, particularly in the Krishna and Godavari delta regions. He stressed the need to use mobile equipment to lift water wherever gravity flow was not possible.

Officials said groundwater levels had risen to some extent following the rains received over the past three days under the influence of the deep depression. About 11,000 cusecs of water was flowing towards the Prakasam Barrage from the Munneru and other catchment areas, they said.