10/31/2018 District Irrigation Profiles IRRIGATION PROFILE OF KRISHNA DISTRICT *Click here for Ayacut Map INTRODUCTION: The District is named as Krishna District after the holy River Krishna and which is situated between 15°43'-00" & 17°10'-00" Northern latitude and 80° 00'-00" & 81° 33'-00" in Eastern latitude. Krishna District lies in the Krishna River basin (45%), Budameru basin(2.67%) Thammileru Basin (3.3%) and Ramileru Basin (2.67%).The District is bordered by Khammam District on North, Bay of Bengal on South, Bay of Bengal and West Godavari District on East, and River Krishna, Guntur and Nalgonda District on West. The River Krishna which skirts the western boundary of the District provides irrigation facilities in the Krishna District. http://irrigationap.cgg.gov.in/wrd/getDistricts 1/51 10/31/2018 District Irrigation Profiles The tributaries of Krishna river flowing in the District are Paleru and Muniyeru Rivers The District head quarters, Machilipatanam is situated at about 66 Km from Vijayawada and is connected by Road and Rail. The District is developed agriculturally mainly due to the irrigation canals from Prakasam Barrage constructed on the river Krishna near Vijayawada. Krishna District has considerable historic significance with places like Bandar Fort, Kondapalli Killa, Gandhi Hill. Religiously significant place include the temple of Matha Kanka Durga. The total population of the district is 4.52 Millions with a literacy rate of 74.0 and is well advanced in the field of education. Vijayawada is the most populated and well known city of the District and it is also considered as the hub for pre University education in A.P. Kolleru Lake is one of the India's largest island shallow fresh water lake lies partly within the District. The depth of ground water during May 2014 is 8.74 M increasing substantial quantity of potentiality due to good rainfall during the year 2014. The net annual ground water availability in the District in non-saline areas of 37 Mandals is 75.56 TMC. The classification of total area of the District is as follows: S.No Classification of Geographical area Area in Acres Percentage of total Geographical area. 1 Total Geographical area 21,56,441 -- 2 Forest Area 1,88,255 8.73 3 Culturable area 14,86,000 68.90 4 Barren and unculturable land 90,826 4.21 5 Land put to Non Agricultural Use 3,71,287 17.22 6 Sown area 12,61,828 58.51 7 Irrigated area 9,27,200 43.00 8 Normal Average Rainfall in mms 1417.10 --- DISTRICT PROFILE Sl.No Item Unit I General Information Geographical Area In Sq. Kms 8727 Revenue Mandals No. 50 Revenue Villages No. 1005 Assembly Constituencies No. 16 Mandal Parishads No. 49 Gram Panchayats No. 969 Municipalities & Corporations No (8+1) 9 Urban wards / Divisions No. 285 Total No. of Households(2001 Census) No. 1011891 II Population 2001 Census 2011 Census Total No. 4187841 4529009 http://irrigationap.cgg.gov.in/wrd/getDistricts 2/51 10/31/2018 District Irrigation Profiles Rural No. 2844394 2671718 Urban No. 1343447 1857291 % of Urban Population to total % 32.08 38.25 Scheduled Caste population No. 746832 - % of SC Population to total % 17.83 - Scheduled Tribe population No. 107611 - % of ST Population to total % 2.57 - Sex ratio ( Female per 1000 Males) No. 978 997 Density of population (per Sq. Km) No. 480 519 Working population No. 1575433 - Total Literates No. 2539974 3065669 a) Total Literacy Rate % 61 74 b) Men % 65 79 c) Women % 56 70 III Rain Fall Normal Rainfall in mms 1034.0 Actual Rainfall 2013-14 in mms 1226.8 IV Agricultural Statistics 1) Land Utilisation (2013-2014) Total Geographical Area In Hect. 872700 Forest Area In Hect. 76186 Barren and Uncultivable land In Hect. 36757 Land put to non-agriculture uses In Hect. 150258 Culturable Waste In Hect. 25694 Permanent pastures and other grazing land In Hect. 10669 Land under Misc. Tree crops and Aqua In Hect. 8901 Current Fallows In Hect. 30105 Other fallow lands In Hect. 23475 Net area sown incl.aquaculture In Hect. 326959 Gross Cropped Area In Hect. 417754 Area sown more than once In Hect. 90795 Net Cropped Area In Hect. 326959 Gross Irrigated Area In Hect. 417754 Net Irrigated Area In Hect. 273210 2) Major Crops(2013-2014) a) Paddy (K +R) In Hect. 364005 b) Sugar Cane In Hect. 7728 c) Groundnut In Hect. 4234 d) Cotton In Hect. 59845 3)Source Wise Area Irrigated (2013-2014) a) Project canals In Hect. 365525 http://irrigationap.cgg.gov.in/wrd/getDistricts 3/51 10/31/2018 District Irrigation Profiles b) Tanks In Hect. 42243 c) Tube wells In Hect. 107895 d) Dug wells In Hect. 3927 e) Lift irrigation and Others In Hect. 9985 V Land Holdings 2010-11 (provisional) a) Marginal Farmers ( < 1 Hect.) No. 396416 b) Small Farmers ( 1 - 2 Hect) No. 97699 c) Medium Farmers ( 2 - 10 Hect) No. 56769 d) Large Farmers ( > 10 Hect) No. 683 e) Total No. 551567 VI Live Stock Population a) White Cattle No. 104459 b) Buffaloes No. 919509 c) Sheep No. 488657 d) Goats No. 156043 e) Poultry No. 1971630 f) Veterinary Hospitals No. 16 g) Veterinary Dispensaries No. 91 h) Rural Live Stock Units No. 215 i) Total Milk production(per Annam) Lakh. MTS 9.685 VII Education Total No. of Schools No. 4251 a) Primary Schools No. 2677 b) Upper Primary Schools No. 831 c) High Schools No. 743 d) Junior Colleges No. 253 e) Degree Colleges No. 37 VIII Welfare SC Hostels No. 160 ST Hostels No. 20 BC Hostels No. 66 Anganwadi Centers No. 3816 Primary Health Centers No. 81 a) Villages Electrified No. 1005 b) Villages Electrified as a % of Total % 100.00 c) Agricultural Connections No. 80,063 d) Free Agricultural Connections No. 77,894 IX Electricity a) Villages Electrified No. 1005 b) Villages Electrified as a % of Total % 100.00 http://irrigationap.cgg.gov.in/wrd/getDistricts 4/51 10/31/2018 District Irrigation Profiles c) Agricultural Connections No. 80,063 d) Free Agricultural Connections No. 77,894 X Civil Supplies a) No. of White Ration Cards No. 949534 b) No. of Pink Ration Cards No. 166580 c) No. of AAY Cards No. 70907 d) Annapurna Cards No. 712 e) Temporary Cards No. 168360 f) Fair price shops No. 2143 Details Of Irrigation Projects Ayacut in S.No Projects Nos Acres A Completed Projects I Major Irrigation Projects a) Krishna Eastern Delta System 1 6,79,498 b) Nagarjuna Sagar Project System (N.S.L.C.O & M CIRCLE MIRYALAGUDA) 1 94,985 II Medium Irrigation Projects a) Muniyeru Project 1 16,427 B Ongoing Projects I Major Irrigation a) Polavaram Irrigation Project Right Main Canal 1 62,000 Taraka Rama Lift Irrigation Scheme (Stabilization of Ayacut covered under NSP and b) 1 13,820 M.I Tanks and Supplementation ) COMPLETED MAJOR IRRIGATION PROJECTS 1. Prakasam Barrage Vijayawada, Krishna District http://irrigationap.cgg.gov.in/wrd/getDistricts 5/51 10/31/2018 District Irrigation Profiles Preamble The existing Prakasam Barrage across River Krishna was constructed during 1954 to 1957 in place of old Ayacut just 104Ft upstream side near Vijayawada City in Krishna District of Andhra Pradesh, below the confluence of the Musi, it passes through a narrow gorge and enters the plains of Coromandal coast, till at Vijayawada. The earlier anicut with its canals for irrigation and flood banks for the protection of the delta from the floods was constructed during 1852 with a coast of Rs. 2.00 crores which was designed by Sir Artur Cotton and built by Captain Charies Orr to serve an ayacut of 5.80 Lakh acres in four districts of Krishna, West Godavari, Guntur and Prakasam. The old anicut was breached during 1952 during inspection the eminent Superintending Engineer, Sri. Vepa Krishna Murthy and other staff have demised their lives. After examining all aspects in detail the present barrage was constructed during 1954-1957 with a cost of Rs. 2.278 Crores and named as Prakasam Barrage after the Great Leader and former Chief Minister Sri. Prakasm Panthulu. The Geographical Location of the Barrage Latitude is 16°-30'N and Longitude is 80°-37'E Total 13,08,000 Acres in four District Viz. Krishna, West Ayacut : Godavari, Guntur and Prakasam , Krishna District = 6,79,498 Acres Dependable Net Yield : 101.20 TMC Water Allocation as per KWDT : 181.20TMC Designed Maximum Flood : 11,90,000 Cusecs Discharge Observed Maximum Flood : 11,10,000 Cusecs during 10/2009 Discharge Canals : S.No Name of Canal Total Length in Km. Lakh Ayacut Acres Design Discharge 1 K.E. Main Canal 1.00 -- 10600 2 Eluru Canal 63.00 0.58 1643 http://irrigationap.cgg.gov.in/wrd/getDistricts 6/51 10/31/2018 District Irrigation Profiles 3 Ryves Canal 57.70 1.75 4250 4 Polraj Canal 41.80 0.44 645 5 Campbell Canal 38.10 0.49 705 6 Bantumilli Canal 42.00 0.65 935 7 Bandar Canal 77.80 1.51 3035 8 K.E.B Canal 56.80 1.38 2050 Total 378.20 6.79 Cropping Pattern : Paddy, Sugarcane and Aquaculture Rehabilitation : Not Applicable Salient Features Of Prakasam Barrage Barrage : Constructed Year : 1957 Latitude : 16°31'N Longitude : 80°37'E Length of Barrage : 1232.92 M (4045.00 Ft) Regulator : 70 Nos of 12.19 M X 3.66 M (40' X 12') each Scouring sluices Left Side : 6 Nos of 5.18 M X 3.66 M (17' X 12') each Right Side : 8 Nos of 5.18 M X 3.66 M (17' X 12') each Levels : Floor of Regulator : + 12.21 M (+40.05 Ft) Floor of Scour Vents : + 11.06 M (+36.30 Ft) Sill Level of Regulator gates : + 13.73 M (+45.05 Ft) Top of Regulator gates : + 17.39 M (+57.05 Ft) Average River Bed Level at : + 11.28 M (+37.00 Ft) Regulator site Bottom Level of the Floor of : + 8.53 M (+28.00 Ft) Sitanagaram Under sluices Vijayawada Under Sluices : + 9.69 M (+31.80 Ft) Bottom of Wells : + 4.88 M (+ 16.00 Ft) M.F.L.