KAKINADA: Water levels in the River Godavari are going down due to reduced inflows, causing concern over the second crop. Water is not reaching tail-end fields in the command area and farmers are worried their crops would perish.
They note that water is must at this stage to grow the paddy plants. Unless there is sufficient water, the farmers would incur heavy losses.
According to sources, some 1,52,587 acres of command area is under paddy cultivation during the Rabi season in Godavari Delta of East Godavari. Of these, crop over 1474 hectares is feared to perish due to lack of water.
Officials were of the view that there might not be any water scarcity for the crop as the river received heavy inflows this year due to floods and cyclones. However, all of a sudden, the water levels are going down. Hence, irrigation officials are arranging for flow of water from Sileru reservoir.
Yet, the water is not reaching the tail-end fields and the farmers are worried. Irrigation…
