The Water Resources Department on Friday resumed operations of the Pattiseema Lift Irrigation Scheme to divert 7,300 cusecs of Godavari floodwaters per day to the Krishna delta through its Right Main Canal (RMC).
Located at Pattiseema village in Eluru district, the project was commissioned in 2015 to divert 80 TMC of Godavari water to the Krishna delta.
“On Friday, two of the 24 gates were lifted at the Pattiseema Lift Irrigation Scheme as Godavari floodwaters exceeded the 14 metres’ level at Pattiseema. We are prepared to divert the Godavari floodwaters based on the need in the Krishna delta,” Water Resources Department Executive Engineer (Kovvur) B. Yesu Babu told The Hindu.
