10/31/2018 District Irrigation Profiles IRRIGATION PROFILE OF GUNTUR DISTRICT *Click here for Ayacut Map INTRODUCTION The Guntur district was formed on 1st October 1904 with head quarters at Guntur.57 Mandals have come into existence with effect from 25.05.1985 in Guntur District in place of erst while taluks and Firkhas. The population of the district is 48,87,813 persons as per census 2011. The District is bounded on the North by Krishna and Nalgonda district of Telangana State, on the west by Prakasam and Mahaboobnagar districts on the South by Prakasam district and on the East by Krishna district and Bay of Bengal. It is situated between 150° -18' and 16°-50', of the Northern Latitude and 70°-10' and 80°-55', of the Eastern Longitude. The District is rich in mineral resources. The principal minerals available are lime stone, lime kankar, copper and lead. Limestone is being utilized by the Cement factories. There are copper mines at Agnigundala of Ipur Mandal. The District head quarters is connected with broad gauge railway line from Secunderabad, Guntakal, Bangalore, Visakhpatnam and Chennai. The area of the district is mainly covered under major irrigation i.e. Nagauna Sagar Jawahar Canal and Krishna Western Delta & Guntur channel and No. of other minor irrigation sources. The Average rain fall of the District is 1072.60 mm. The climate is generally warm in Summer and the heat is very severe in Rentachintala. The important rivers in the district are the Krishna, Gundlakamma, Naguleru and Chandravanka. The river Krishna travels about 250 Kms, along the border. Classification of geographical area Area in Acres Percentage of total geographical area 1. Total geographical area 28,14,716.10 100 2. Forest 4,00,156.21 14.30 3. Cultivable Area 19,38,230.84 68.86 4. Barren and Un-cultivable land 84,990.05 3.04 5. Land put to non-agricultural use and other 3,91,339.68 13.90 6. Sown area 14,11,452 50.14 7. Irrigated Area 15,91,172 56.53 8. Average Rain fall 830 mm --- 9. Cultivable waste 70,097 2.50 10.Permanent pastures and other grazing land 41,394 1.50 11.Miscellaneous 68,209 2.40 12.Other fallow land 1,09,791 3.90 13.Current fallows 2,24,423 8.00 14.Others 12,862 0.46 15.Irrigation area % with reference to cultivable area 15,91,172x100/19,38,230 82.09 http://irrigationap.cgg.gov.in/wrd/getDistricts 1/17 10/31/2018 District Irrigation Profiles Details Of Irrigation Projects S.No Description Nos Ayacut in Acres A Completed Projects I Major Irrigation Projects-3 Nos a. Nagarjuna Sagar Jawahar Canal 6,59,512 b. Krishna Western Delta 4,99,231 c. Guntur Channel 27,000 Total 11,85,743 II Medium Irrigation Projects-Nil - - III Minor Irrigation Water Resources Dept. Tanks (above 100 Acres) 60 21,234 (below 100 Acres) 208 9,060 Total 268 30,294 IV A.P.S.I.D.C Department 222 2,20,643 V Ground Water (No.of bore wells) 51506 1,54,492 Grand Total 15,91,172 B On going Projects I Lift Irrigation Schemes Under A.P.S.I.D.C 8 15,390 Grand Total 15,390 C Contemplated Schemes I Lift Irrigation Schemes Under A.P.S.I.D.C 16 24,409 Grand Total 24,409 COMPLETED MAJOR PROJECTS 1. N.S.PROJECTS : Nagarjuna Sagar Jawahar Canal System Nagarjuna Sagar Jawahar Canal Nagarjuna Sagar Right Canal Head Regulator http://irrigationap.cgg.gov.in/wrd/getDistricts 2/17 10/31/2018 District Irrigation Profiles Preamble The multipurpose project constructed on the river Krishna is located near the then Nandigonda (Village now Hill colony) in Nalgonda District is the pride of Independent India. This is the largest and highest masonry dam in the world. About 21.25 lakh acres ayacut has been created under two Main Canals i.e. Right Main Canal (Jawahar Canal) & Left Main Canal (Lalbahadur Canal). The districts benefited under NSP are Guntur, Prakasam, Krishna, Nalgonda, Khammam and West Godavari. Details of Nagarjuna Sagar Right Main Canal (Guntur District) Salient features Nagarjunasagar Project across river Krishna is located near the then Nandikonda (village) (Now Hill colony) in Location : Nalgonda district of Telangana State.The Nagarjuna Sagar Jawahar Canal takes off from Right side of the N.S. Dam and runs through Guntur and Prakasam districts. Guntur district : 6,59,512 Acres Ayacut : Wet : 2,43,198 Acres Id : 4,16,314 Acres 36 Nos in Guntur district (i.e.) Macherla, Rentachintala, Gurazala, Dachepalli, Durgi, Karampudi, Pidiguralla, Nekarikallu, Rajupalem, Machavaram, Bellamkonda, Sattenapalli, krosuru, Atchempeta, Amaravathi, Rompicherla, Mandals benefited : Narasaraopeta, Muppalla, Nadendla, Edlapadu, Tadikonda, Phirangipuram, Medikonduru, Pedakurapadu, Thulluru, Guntur, Vatticherukuru, Pedanandipadu, Prathipadu, Ipuru, Savalyapuram, Vinukonda, Bollapalli, Nuzendla, Chilakaluripet, Kakumanu. Total Length : 203 Kms Discharge at Head : 11,507 cusecs Cropping Pattern ; Paddy, Cotton, Chillies, Pulses, Turmeric Villages Benefitted : 368 Villages in Guntur district Water Allocation : 132 TMC For Khariff is the total allocation for 11.25 lakh acres Utilisation : 191.65 TMC (2013-14 kharif & Rabi) Present Status : Completed Mandal Wise Ayacut Particulars In Respect Of Nagarjuna Sagar Jawahar Canal Ayacut Irrigated during Khariff 2014-15 in Acres S.No Name of the Mandal Localised Ayacut in Acres Wet ID Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 Macherla 6540 5725 1937 7662 2 Rentachintala 19634 6652 13034 19686 3 Gurazala 33948 7511 26608 34119 4 Dachepalli 27991 7270 21774 29044 5 Durgi 1330 562 769 1331 6 Karempudi 18644 8302 9400 17702 7 Piduguralla 22288 12085 10947 23032 8 Nekarikallu 24482 16712 7395 24107 9 Rajupalem 15177 9335 6965 16300 10 Machavaram 20995 1291 19704 20995 11 Bellamkonda 5931 2735 2924 5659 12 Sattenapalli 35097 9029 28273 37302 13 Krosuru 22296 4332 19498 23830 14 Atchampeta 20796 1048 19592 20640 15 Amaravathi 20190 2088 19640 21728 http://irrigationap.cgg.gov.in/wrd/getDistricts 3/17 10/31/2018 District Irrigation Profiles 16 Rompecherla 31439 33161 4692 37853 17 Narasaraopet 30304 19723 13963 33686 18 Muppalla 19745 12162 9874 22036 19 Nadendla 27117 6249 20290 26539 20 Edlapadu 12091 2184 10038 12222 21 Tadikonda 15959 3806 11963 15769 22 Phirangipuram 19034 8402 11270 19672 23 Medikonduru 17606 4210 19411 23621 24 Pedakurapadu 20380 1190 24559 25749 25 Tulluru 5427 1225 4201 5426 26 Guntur 5931 2175 3646 5821 27 Vatticherukuru 1845 650 1360 2010 28 Pedanandipadu 12085 228 9425 9653 29 Prathipadu 11061 2318 8636 10954 30 Ipuru 15722 15861 3037 18898 31 Savalyapuram 20422 16520 2881 19401 32 Vinukonda 31704 8440 18362 26802 33 Bollapalli 7382 4554 2839 7393 34 Nuzendla 43337 20393 18315 38708 35 Chilakaluripet 10046 15 9974 9989 36 Kakumanu 5536 432 4294 4726 Total 659512 258575 421490 680065 2. Krishna Western Delta Preamble The Prakasam barriage (i.e., Krishna Delta System) was constructed across River Krishna to serve an ayacut of 13.09 lakh acres in Krishna, West Godavari, Guntur and Prakasam districts. The Krishna Western Main canal takes off from Right Bank of Krishna River near Seethanagaram U/s of Prakasam Barriage in Guntur District and serves the ayacut located in Guntur & Prakasam Districts. Salient features The Krishna Western Main Canal takes off from Right Bank of Krishna River near Seethanagaram at Prakasam Location : Barrage in Guntur district. Ayacut : Guntur district : 4,99,231 Acres 24 - Mangalagiri, Pedakakani, Pedanandipadu, Prathipadu, kakumanu, Duggirala, Kollipara, Tenali, Kolluru, Mandals Benefited : Vemuru, Bhattiprolu, Repalle, Nizampatnam, cherukupalli, Nagaram, Ponnuru, Bapatla, Chebrolu, Pittalavanipalem, Vatticherukuru, Tsunduru, Amruthaluru, Karlapalem, Tadepalli. The following are the main canals in K.W.Delta http://irrigationap.cgg.gov.in/wrd/getDistricts 4/17 10/31/2018 District Irrigation Profiles S.No Name of the Canal Length in Kms Ayacut in Acres 1 K.W. Main Canal 20.800 22,172 2 K.W.Bank Canal 74.710 1,55,344 3 High Level channel 2.420 26,414 4 Commamuru Canal(Guntur dt) 91.650 1,91,597 5 East Side Channel 38.000 53,992 6 West Side channel 38.321 27,588 7 Nizampatnam canal 45.063 22,124 Cropping Pattern : Paddy Villages Benefited : 240 Drainage Basins:- The following are the Major Basins in Krishna Western Delta System S.No. Name of the Basin Length in Kms Catchment Area in Sq.Miles 1 Bhattiprolu Main basin 60.05 285.50 2 Repalle Main Basin 74.55 250.53 3 Tungabhadra Basin 110.25 916.61 4 Krishna River Basin 9.81 18.10 5 Kollimerla Basin 90.60 238.80 6 Romperu Basin 148.89 1642.70 All the drains are flowing from West to East crossing the above canal system. Mandal Wise Ayacut Particulars In Respect Of Krishna Western Delta S.No. Name of the Mandal Registered Ayacut in Acres. Irrigated Ayacut in Acres during Khariff 2014-15. 1. Amarthalur 29349 29349 2. Bapatla 41680 41680 3. Bhattiprolu 18746 18746 4. Chebrolu 14448 14448 5. Cherukupalli 18636 18636 6. Duggirala 27373 27373 7. Kakumanu 30822 30822 8. Karlapalem 18536 18536 9. Kollipara 24462 24462 10. Kolluru 17563 17563 11. Nagaram 37663 37663 12. Nizampatnam 29679 29679 13. Ponnuru 32706 32706 14. Pittalavanipalem 13404 13404 15. Repalle 41720 41720 16. Tenali 26284 26284 17. Tsunduru 23119 23119 18. Vemuru 24946 24946 19. Mangalagiri 5292 5292 20. Pedakakani 11272 11272 21. Pedanandipadu 299 299 22. Prathipadu 1133 1133 23. Tadepalli 1717 1717 24. Vatticherukuru 8382 8382 Total 499231 499231 3. Kondaveetivagu http://irrigationap.cgg.gov.in/wrd/getDistricts 5/17 10/31/2018 District Irrigation Profiles Preamble Kondaveetivagu is a Major Drain in Krishna River Basin. It originates from Kondaveedu hill ranges near Perecherla village in Guntur Dt.