10/31/2018 District Irrigation Profiles IRRIGATION PROFILE OF KURNOOL DISTRICT *Click here for Ayacut Map INTRODUCTION Kurnool district with a Population of 40.47 Lakhs lies between latitude 14°-54' North to 16°-11' and longitude 76°-56' East to 78°-25' East. 58.60% of Kurnool District lies in Krishna basin and 41.40% in Pennar Basin. This district is bounded by Tungabhadra and Krishna Rivers and Mahaboob Nagar District in North, Kadapa and Ananthapur Districts on South, Karnataka State on West and Prakasham District in the East. The main rivers flowing in the district are (1) Tungabhadra River which is a tributary to Krishna River (2) Hundri, a tributary to Tungabhadra (3) Kundu River is a major tributary to River Penna. Kurnool is city and the headquarters of Kurnool district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is also known as the Gateway to Rayalaseema. Kurnool served as the state capital of Andhra (not Andhra Pradesh) from 1 October 1953 to 31 October 1956. As of 2011 census, it is the fifth most populous city, with a population of 424,920. Etymology: The name Kurnool is derived from "Kandanavolu", "the city known as Kandenapalli" or "the city of Kandena". Kandena is a Telugu word; it means grease. The city was also called the city of Skanda or Kumaraswamy (the chief God of Wars) History: Little was known about Kurnool Town before the 11th century. The earliest knowledge of this settlement dates from the 11th century. It has developed as transit place on the southern banks of the river Tungabhadra and was commonly known as 'Kandenavolu'. It was a greasing place for the carts which used to transport stone for the construction of temples at Alampur from which the name 'Kandenavolu' was derived. It was ruled by Cholas and later by Kakatiya kings in the 12th and 13th centuries. Later on it became an independent part of the country under Jagirdars. Late it came under the influence of Vijayanagar kings and it was during the 16th century that Achyuta Raya built the Kurnool Fort. During the 17th century it was ruled by Gopal Raja. Abdul Wahab conquered king Gopal Raja and ruled over the country for 16 years. The town came under the influence of Moghal emperor Aurangazeb in 1686. Later the town was ruled by Nawabs from Dawood Khan to Gulam Rasool Khan (1823). In 1839 the British Government took over control. In 1858 it was made over to a Collector under the General regulations. The British rule continued till 1947 during which period, Kurnool town was a part of the Madras presidency. After separation of the 11 districts of Andhra from the composite of Madras state in 1953, Kurnool became the state Headquarters on 1 October 1953. http://irrigationap.cgg.gov.in/wrd/getDistricts 1/52 10/31/2018 District Irrigation Profiles The Telugu speaking areas of erstwhile Hyderabad State were merged with Andhra Pradesh. The state of Andhra Pradesh came into existence in November 1956, and its state capital was shifted from Kurnool to Hyderabad. Political administration: It is the headquarters of the mandal, the revenue division and the district of the same name. From 1 October 1953 to 31 October 1956, Kurnool was also the state capital of Andhra State (not Andhra Pradesh), which was carved out of Madras State in 1953. Tangutoori Prakasam Pantulu was the chief minister of Andhra State during this period. The present day district court buildings were used by the State Assembly. Geography and climate: Kurnool is located at 15.8333°N 78.05°E. It has an average elevation of 273 metres (898 feet). Kurnool lies on the banks of the Tungabhadra River. The Hundri and Neeva rivers also flow through the city. The K.C. Canal (Kurnool-Cuddapah) was built by the Dutch for transportation, but later used for irrigation. The climate is tropical with temperatures ranging from 26°C (78.8°F) to 46°C (114.8°F) in the summer and 12 °C (53.6 °F) to 31° C (87.8 °F) in the winter. The average annual rainfall is about 705 millimeters (28 in). Details Of Kurnool District The geographical features of the District are as follows. S.No Classification of geographical area. Area in Acres 1 Total geographical area 43,63,292 2 Forest 8,41,793 3 Cultivable area 29,85,418 4 Barren and un-cultivable land 3,14,590 5 Land put to non agricultural use 3,50,279 6 Sown area 24,20,129 7 Irrigated area 7,66,441 8 Normal Average Rain fall 670 MM 9 Un cultivated waste 1,16,878 10 Permanent pastures 8,839 11 Tree crops,grams 4586 12 Other fallows 2520 13 Current fallows 3,03,678 14 Total 19,43,163 15 Under canals 4,56,759 16 Under tanks 51,265 17 APSIDC 43,583 18 Ground water 2,75,484 19 River flows 1,18,709 20 Under rain fed 1,18,709 21 Total water available 150.929 TMC A surface water 100.889 TMC B Ground water 48.64 TMC 22 Water Utilised (2014-15) 83.416 TMC Water Availability from Geographical Area of Kurnool District and its Utilisation Kurnool district geographical area 17,65,800 hectares Quantum of rain water received 417.809 TMC http://irrigationap.cgg.gov.in/wrd/getDistricts 2/52 10/31/2018 District Irrigation Profiles Evaporation losses(41%) 171.301 TMC Ground water recharge(9%) 37.603 TMC Conversion to soil moisture(10%) 41.780 TMC Surface runoff (40%) 167.123 TMC Water stored in existing mi tanks 10.000 TMC Water stored in dwma schemes 2.000 TMC Existing check dams 1.320 TMC Check dams in forest 0.500 TMC Total 13.820 TMC Water requirement for 2015-16 Irrigation surface flows & APSIDC for Khariff 56.096 TMC Irrigation surface flows for Rabi 19.775 TMC Drinking Municipal area 5.860 TMC Rural area 6.000 TMC Industrial 3.870 TMC Ground Water 17.850 TMC Total 109.431 TMC Details Of Irrigation Projects S.No Projects Nos Ayacut in Acres A Completed Projects I Major Irrigation Projects - 3 Nos a. Kurnool- Cuddapah Canal (K.C.Canal) 1 1,84,209 b.Tunghabhadra Low Level Canal (TBP LLC) 1 1,51,134 Stabilizes ayacut under c. Alaganuru Balancing Reservoir (ABR) 1 K.C.Canal d.Aluru Branch Canal (Tunga Bhadra Project High Level Canal) 1 14,255 e.Guntakal Branch Canal(Tunga Bhadra Project High Level Canal ) 1 499 Total 5 3,50,097 II Medium Irrigation Projects -2 Nos a. Sanjeevaiah Sagar Project (Gajuladinnen Project) 1 25,270 b.Varadaraja Swamy Gudi Project (VRSP) 1 12,092 Total 2 37,362 B On going Projects : I Major Irrigation a. NTR Telugu Ganga Project (TGP) 1 1,14,500 b. Srisailam Right Bank Canal (SRBC) 1 1,55,638 c.Hundri Niva Sujala Sravanthi Irrigation Project(HNSS) 1 80,000 d. Kurnool, YSR Kadapa Canal Modernization 1 e. Guru Raghavebndra Project (GRP) New ayacut (Stabilisation of Ayacut 1 29,724) f. Galeru Nagari Sujala Sravanthi Irrigation Project 1 Total 7 3,51,922 II Medium Irrigation Nil Nil Index Map of Irrigation Projects http://irrigationap.cgg.gov.in/wrd/getDistricts 3/52 10/31/2018 District Irrigation Profiles Water Resources And Development Of Ayacut In Kurnool District Balance me of the Contemplated Irrigated Gap Water Water Water Remarks roject Ayacut Ayacut Ayacut Allocated/Available Recieved/Utilized Unavaliable LLC 151134 66600 84534 24/ Assured 15.623 8.377 Total Allocation for KCC is 184209 174739 12470 20/Assured 18 2 31.90 TMC,20TMC for Kurnool , 11.90 for Cuddapah Total Allocation for SRBC is C 155638 87500 68138 16/Assured 10.95 5.05 19 TMC,16TMC for Kurnool , 3 for Cuddapah For the ayacut of LLC 66420 acres water is 3320 3320/Assured 0 7.01 0.5 6.51 supplementinfrom GRP.3320 acres is new ayacut. Total Allocation for TGP is 29 114500 95000/Assured 19500 14 10 4 TMC for Kurnool District 14TMC 14255 3000 11255 1.4 0.3 Allocated HNSS is 40TMC Flood Water ,6 TMC for Kurnool District,5 TMC S 80000 13000 67000 6/Flood Water 5 1 utilised for filling of MI Tanks and Reservoirs in Kurnool District http://irrigationap.cgg.gov.in/wrd/getDistricts 4/52 10/31/2018 District Irrigation Profiles 25270 9600 15670 2/Assured 0.8 1.2 Bhasyam 12092 7000 5092 0.389/Assured 0.265 0.124 r 80175 51265 28910 8 5.5 2.5 ation DC 63232 43583 18999 3.49 2.618 0.872 nd - 275484 - 48.64 13.86 34.78 r 883825 830191 329218 150.929 83.416 67.513 COMPLETED MAJOR IRRIGATION PROJECT 1. Kurnool - Cuddapah Canal (KC CANAL) Preamble The K.C.Canal Canal is 130 years old major irrigation system which takes off from right flank of Anicut constructed across Tungabhadra River near Sunkesula Village in Kurnool Dist. This canal runs for a total length of 306 Km i.e. from Sunkesula Anicut up to 235 Km in Kurnool District and the remaining length of 71 Km in Cuddapah District. As per K.W.D.T. award this system is entitled for a quantity of 39.90 TMC of water which is inclusive of 10 TMC T.B river assistance from Tungabhadra Dam. The cropping pattern under this system is as follows:- Registered Pattern ( Acres) S.No. Name of Dist. Total (acres) SC DW SW ID 1 Kurnool District 12,966 6,317 81,193 73,151 1,73,627 2 Kadapa District - 3,327 71,585 17,089 92,001 Total 12,966 9,644 1,52,778 90,240 2,65,628 Salient Features The Sunkesula Barrage across River Tungabhadra is located near Sunkesula Location : village in Kurnool Mandal & District of Andhra Pradesh 30 Kms from Kurnool town.