What was once considered a boon, filling of tanks through lift irrigation, seems to have aggravated the situation, causing floods in Channapatna taluk. This has raised questions on the lift irrigation schemes to fill tanks in the region.
Once drought-prone, the taluk’s farmers have been beneficiaries of the lift irrigation projects taken up by the Kaveri Neeravari Nigam over the last 10 years. In the summer of 2022 also, most of the taluk’s 112 tanks were filled.
With most of the tanks full, heavy rains that has lashed the taluk over the past few weeks has only led them to overflow. Honganuru, Banduru, B.V. Halli, Haruru, Maluru, Bramhanipura, Kodamballi, and other major lakes overflowed on Monday, causing a flood in their catchment areas.
