Summary:
And then, the water should be released for zonal irrigation covering around 1 lakh acres out of total 4 lakh acres.”“So, opening water to Uppar reservoir will affect PAP zonal irrigation farmers. As per a government order issued in 1994, if water level is satisfactorily available in Thirumurthy reservoir, the water could be released to Uppar reservoir.“The areas covered under Uppar reservoir predominantly contain coconut trees. For the past three years, the water was not released to Uppar reservoir from PAP canal. We have demanded to dig canal to feed Uppar reservoir from Amaravathi river irrigation’s new canal. This has prompted farmers to demand water to save at least coconut trees and to feed cattle..