Union Minister for Jal Shakti Gajendra Singh Sekhawat has said that the canal gates of projects under Krishna Bhagya Jal Nigam Limited (KBJNL) are being controlled by remote technology that connects with the Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) System to ensure flow of equal quantity of water into the canals to ensure proper irrigation in dependent fields.
This system will be extended to other parts of the country if it becomes successful, he added.
He was speaking after inspecting the Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition System that has been incorporated in the control room of KBJNL Office near Basavasagar Reservoir at Narayanpur in Hunsagi taluk of Yadgir district.