Farmers are happy with the digging of Krishna water in the Handriniva canals in combined Anantapur district. During the previous YSRCP government, even though the water was flowing from the fields, they were unable to fill the ponds. At present the coalition government has planned to fill all the ponds in the combined Anantapur districts.
Due to the mercy of Lord Varuna, more than 50 percent of the ponds were filled. At that time, the government didn’t respond even though it was complaining that a key YCP leader from Chittoor district politicized water for votes by doing injustice to the farmers lf Anantapur by diverting the cultivated water.
At present the coalition government has directed the authorities to fill 214 ponds in the district with Krishna water. During the five years of the YSRCP government, farmers here faced severe irrigation problems. The paddy farmers faced difficulties as the then Jagan government did not provide funds for the irrigation sector.
The YSRCP government has failed to irrigate the fields despite abundant rains. The coalition government that has come to power has directed the authorities to divert the water of Krishna and Tungabhadra to the canals as per the plan and fill the reservoirs and ponds everywhere.
Handriniva and HCL canals are the heart of the combined Anantapur district. Apart from satisfying the thirst of the people, they irrigate the crops of the farmers. The TDP government has already paid special attention to these canals which are of such priority.
Due to abundant rains in the Krishna and Tungabhadra river basins, water had to be released from all the reservoirs on the respective rivers. There are 214 ponds in the combined Anantapur district that have the potential to recharge the Krishna waters through the Handri Neeva canal.
Farmers, who say that they have faced many problems for irrigation in the past, are appealing to the coalition government to recognize their problems and provide water to both crops. Water Resources Department Engineers say that Handri Neeva water will be given to all the remaining ponds except the rain fed ponds.
