Celebrations planned to mark the inter-linking of Godavari-Krishna rivers
It is just a day away for the historic moment of River Godavari interlinking with River Krishna and elaborate arrangements are being made by the district administration to celebrate the grand occasion near the confluence point at Ferri village in Ibrahimpatnam on the city outskirts on Wednesday.
More than 3,700 buses are being arranged to transport over 1.5 lakh farmers and women from across the State to participate in the programme. Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu will be formally operating the pump to link the both the rivers at Ferri village on the banks of River Krishna.
He will be performing special pujas at the confluence point and lay foundation for a pylon to mark the occasion. Later, he will be addressing a public meeting at a 20-acre open site in the village. Collector Babu A is monitoring the arrangements and directed the officials to provide ample parking space for RTC buses and other vehicles arriving from different districts.
Meanwhile, Godavari water, which was released from Tadipudi lift irrigation project in West Godavari district, reached Nunna through Polvaram Right Main Canal on the city outskirts. The water will be flowing into Prakasam Barrage via Balerayudu tank, Pachivagu, Budameru Diversion Canal and NTPPS canal.
Irrigation officials have curtailed the flow of water at different points to ensure free flow of water from the canals during the ceremony. However, they explained that water was being curtailed to ensure that minimum level of water was maintained in the canal as it was a trial run.
Officials informed that the water would be reaching the Budameru Diversion Canal by Tuesday evening and would be eventually flowing into the NTPPS Canal. Officials in West Godavari had released about 600 cusecs of Godvari water from Tadipudi on September 1 into the Polavaram Right Main canal. They said there would be a transmission loss of about 15 per cent due to seepages and evaporation in the newly constructed canal.
source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> Cities> Vijayawada / by S. Sandeep Kumar / Vijayawada – September 15th, 2015