The Telangana government started the experiment by introducing the pipeline method to irrigate the barren farmlands of Thamsi Mandal
Posted Date – Tue, 09 May 23 at 07:08pm
Electric motors used to pump water from projects to fields.
Adilabad: First, the irrigation department is working to use pipes rather than traditional canals to supply water to more than 1,000 acres of farmland under the region’s ayacut of Matthadivagu small-scale project.
The state government has changed the face of the irrigation sector by implementing several irrigation projects such as Kaleshwaram Upgrading Irrigation Scheme and started the experiment by introducing pipeline method to irrigate the barren farmlands of Thamsi mandal. By the way, the pipeline method was first used in Telangana, officials said.
9 kilometers of pipeline to irrigate 1,200 acres
“A 9km pipeline has been laid to irrigate a 1,200-acre farm through the right bank canal of the Matthadivagu project in Thamsi Mandal. The pipeline system is being tested for the first time in the irrigation department of the state. A trial run will be done soon,” said Assistant Engineer of the Irrigation Department Harish Kumar said.
Initiative cost Rs 7.34 lakh
According to officials, the estimated cost of the scheme is Rs 7.34 lakh. Pipes are laid by digging up to 3-4 meters to enable farmers to grow crops. The pipeline is divided into 25 blocks. A total of 225 outlets were installed. Each outlet can irrigate 2.5 hectares of farmland.
The pipeline approach has advantages
Authorities in the department believe that this innovative approach can prevent water waste and does not require land acquisition. End farms will be able to access water smoothly around the clock. Farmlands in Husnapur, Waddadi village in Thamsi, Khodad village in Thalamadugu mandal and Pochera village in Adilabad mandal will be irrigated with the advent of piped irrigation facilities.
At the same time, a pump house of the project has installed 4 sets of 75-horsepower giant electric motors, which are used to pump the water of the project to the farmland. Spare motors and required power transformers are available.
About the Matthadivagu project
The Matthadivagu project was constructed across the Matthadivagu stream in Waddadi village, Thamsi mandal in 2005 at a cost of Rs 540 crore and is expected to irrigate 3,000 acres. The canal on the left bank was built, and the canal on the right bank was destroyed by the previous government. However, when the current waiver approved funding in 2017, the project resumed.
