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Minor irrigation tanks in 30 mandals to be repaired

Staff Reporter

The engineers have been ordered to cover at least one tank in every village and take action at the earliest

Kakinada: Minor irrigation tanks in 30 mandals covering upland and delta areas of East Godavari district will be repaired and strengthened under the National Rural Employment Guarantee scheme from January 3. Under the scheme, desilting will be done, bunds will be reinforced and defective sluices and shutters will be repaired, according to District Collector M Subrahmanyam.

He stated in a press release that the ultimate objective of repairing the tanks was to increase capacity to store and augment the ground water table. The engineers have been ordered to cover at least one tank in every village and take necessary action at the earliest.

The Agriculture Department was instructed to advise the farmers not to go for second crop in areas catered by the tanks to pave the way for repairs. The Collector stated that works under the scheme have to be completed by the end of May 2008.

Each mandal has been assigned to a team comprising an assistant engineer, a designated engineer and field assistants for the purpose of identifying the tanks that need repair and educate the farmers about the scheme. A sum of Rs 1 lakh will be provided to each village panchayat for purchasing materials essential to get the tanks repaired. District level officers of the Irrigation Department were asked to monitor the scheme so as to prevent irregularities.

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