Summary:
In the Krishna Basin, only 33 tanks have received surplus water till date. The projects that received surplus water so far include Kumram Bheem, Taliperu, Sathnala, Mathadivagu, Suddavagu-Gaddennavagu, P.P. More disappointing is that 32,080 (73.26%) tanks have not filled even for 25% of their capacity. Most of the tanks would have received water for at least 50% of their capacity had there been couple of good rains during the gap period,” a senior engineer explained. According to minor irrigation officials, only 1,221 (2.79%) tanks out of a total of 43,789 in the Godavari and Krishna basins have received surplus water even after one-and-a-half months into the south-west monsoon season..