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Time of India
27-05-2025
- General
- Time of India
Almatti dam engineer dies of cardiac arrest
Vijayapura: Sharanappa Chalavadi, 57, an assistant executive engineer of Krishna Bhagya Jal Nigam Limited (KBJNL), who was involved in the maintenance of Almatti dam for over two decades, died here on Tuesday after a cardiac arrest. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now He joined KBJNL as a junior engineer 30 years ago and played a crucial role in furnishing technical data to the advocates representing Karnataka in the Krishna Water Tribunal and in the supreme court. He maintained dam water from 2002 to 2020 and later was posted in the Full Reservoir Level (FRL) division of KBJNL in Almatti. He was deputed in Delhi whenever the tribunal or supreme court conducted trials on the Krishna River water dispute and supported the advocates' team with all statistics. He was an expert in water storage, flood management, dam management, and other issues pertaining to the reservoir. He was honoured with the Balekundri award by the state govt. His last rites were performed in his native Muttagi village near Almatti.
Time of India
10-05-2025
- Business
- Time of India
New lift irrigation project to breathe life into Vijayapura's arid farmlands
1 2 Vijayapura: Nearly 24,000 acres of high-altitude farmland in Vijayapura will soon be irrigated. Ten villages, historically water-deprived, will benefit from two lift irrigation schemes backed by Rs 108 crore and Rs 127 crore respectively for the 15a distributary, in state funding. Major industry minister MB Patil secured these funds and launched the project, which is expected to be completed in two Patil, who is also in-charge of Vijayapura district, told TOI that these 5a and 5b lifts are planned in Babaleshwar branch canal no. 1. "As of now, we have taken water up to a height of 640 metres to the river level. However, Nidoni and other villages were deprived of water as they are located at a height of 650-652 metres to the river level. With these 5a and 5b, water can be lifted by jackwell," he Rodagi, executive engineer, Babaleshwar division, Krishna Bhagya Jal Nigam Limited, said that the govt has sanctioned funds of Rs 127.1 crore for the jackwell of lifts 5a and 5b and the distribution network by pipes. It will irrigate 10,037 acres. The govt has also sanctioned Rs 108 crore for the distributary canal no. 15 and its lateral and minor network works. It will irrigate 13,118 acres of farmland. Viability was checked, and the benefit-cost ratio was approved by KBJNL's higher officials. Lift 5a will have a pipeline network of 124.7 km, and 5b will have a pipeline network of 13.7 km. These projects will help farmlands of Nidoni, Nagaraj, Dashyal, Halagani, Kakhandaki, Tiganibidari, Yekkundi, Hokkundi, Arjunagi, Hebbalatti, Kumathe, Kalabilagi, Gothe, Gadyal, Todalbagi, and neighbouring villages," he claimed that the region became prosperous due to irrigation schemes taken up during his tenure as water resources minister, between 2013-18. "Late Siddeshwar Mahaswamiji suggested I take up irrigation works when I assumed charge as water resources minister, and we followed his words. As a result, over one lakh dilapidated borewells were recharged in the district, and the curse of drought was gradually eradicated," he Bheemappa Badagi, a farmer in Nidoni, said that his farmlands in Nagaral are already irrigated by the lift irrigation project , and now the land in Nidoni village will also be irrigated in the next two years. "Earlier, we were cultivating wheat and other crops depending on the rain. Once we get water, we can grow commercial crops like sugarcane, grapes, etc. With this, farmers' livelihoods will improve, and it will retain youths in horticulture," he commented.
