Kalaburagi : Minor irrigation, science and technology minister Ajay Singh has urged govt to release 2 tmcft of water from Narayanpur reservoir of the Krishna River to three canals serving Jevargi assembly constituency until the end of summer. Singh said only 600 cusecs was being released from Wadagera to Sumbad through distributaries D-9 to D-18 of JBC, which falls under Jevargi constituency. As water was not reaching tail-end areas, he sought an increase in discharge to 880 cusecs to ensure adequate supply to farmers there. He also urged govt to continue releasing water until Nov 30 to protect kharif crops, including tur dal, cotton and chilli.
He sought water for Jevargi Branch Canal (JBC), Indi Branch Canal (IBC) and Mudbool Branch Canal (MBC) to protect crops and meet the drinking water needs of people, livestock and other animals in Jevargi and Yadrami taluks until May. Shahapur MLA Sharanabasappa Darshanapur and Surpur MLA Venugopal were present. Singh said he submitted a memorandum to chief minister DK Shivakumar in Bengaluru on Thursday, explaining water shortages in the canals and difficulties faced by farmers.
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