A retired engineers body has objected to the proposal of drawing water from the Yedula reservoir of Palamuru-Rangareddy Lift Irrigation Scheme (PRLIS) to Dindi Lift Irrigation Scheme (DLIS).
A delegation of the Retired Engineers Association of Hyderabad met Secretary of the Irrigation Department Rahul Bojja on Friday and made a representation expressing concern over the proposal to draw water from Yedula reservoir, originally intended to serve the ayacut exclusively under PRLIS, to Dindi LIS. Such a proposal threatens to ruin the hopes of thousands of farmers in the command area and undermine the objective of irrigating 12.3 lakh acres under PRLIS.
They requested the Secretary to consider the views being put forward and issue order to examine their suggestions. They pointed out that as per the approval granted by the State Government in June 2015, it was proposed to lift 0.5 tmc ft flood water every day from the foreshore of Srisailam to Dindi LIS for 60 days. The lifting of 30 tmc ft water involves pumping in two stages with two off-line and three online reservoirs.
