Effort needed to avoid floods due to Almatti discharge: MP
"We will soon present the Almatti dam issue to the Central Water Commission and the water conservation department in Delhi. Coordination needs to be maintained between the irrigation department and other stakeholders, similar to the committee established between Maharashtra and Karnataka over Almatti dam. If the discharge from the dam is managed, flood control can be achieved," the MP said during a meeting at Govt Rest House.
Also present were farmers' leader and former MP Raju Shetti, coordinator of Maharashtra-Karnataka flood control committee, Sangli irrigation department superintendent Chandrashekhar Patole, Kolhapur irrigation department superintendent Abhijeet Mhetre, executive engineer Smita Mane, Irrigation Federation district president Vikrant Patil-Kinikar, Krishna River Flood Control Committee coordinator Sarjerao Patil, Shiv Sena (UBT) district convenor Vijay Dewane, NCP (SP) district president VB Patil, and farmers.
Members of the Krishna River Flood Control Committee bombarded irrigation department officials from Sangli, Satara, and Kolhapur with questions about increased storage in dams and failure to maintain coordination with the Almatti dam administration in Karnataka. Shetti said, "Experts from World Bank have asked for a detailed project report (DPR) for a Rs3,200 crore flood control project here. But this DPR should include actual work in which obstructions in the flow of rivers are removed.
Creating drainage works won't solve the issue. Shaktipeeth will worsen the flood situation."
Patil-Kinikar said, "Almatti dam was constructed in 2005. Since then, flooding has increased in Kolhapur and Sangli. People can shift, but farmers face losses ."
Krishna River Flood Control Committee coordinator Patil said, "There is additional water storage in Almatti even today. Why are Central Water Commission guidelines not being followed? IMD provides weather alerts. If the irrigation department follows them, they could have taken action in advance. If there is a flood in Kolhapur and Sangli, who will be responsible for it?"
Irrigation officials outlined the work done by the dam administration to maintain coordination between them and Almatti administration.
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