Fix Pothiredyy Padu matter with Dialog

Potireddy padu got its name because it was built in the village of Potireddipadu. There are four  Conduits that can control the water supply.

Between the towns of Nandikotkur and Atmakur the potireddy padu head regulatory constructed. It is 4 km away  from Kurnool and Guntur road.  Located on the banks of the Srisailam reservoir,  where the  head regulator diverts water into the canals.

There are four Conduits capable of pumping 11500 cusecs of water from Srisailam reservoir. The water flows into the right main canal of Srisailam through the regulator.

 The canal is 16.4 km long up to the banakacharla cross  regulator. With a set of three regulators there will be a Head cross-regulator at banakacharla.

Srisailam Right Branch Canal, Telugu Ganganga Canal (Watering for Kadapa and Kurnool Districts), Galeru-Nagari (High Flood Water Diversion Canal). Into these three ways, the water diverts . 

Government of Andhra Pradesh with a proposal to increase the efficiency of this headregulator GO 170 issued  On September 13, 2005.  In addition to the four canals in this headregulator,   7 other canals are proposed to construct. The goal is to increase its capacity from the current 11500 cusecs to 40,000 cusecs.

The water required for the three canals (Teluguganga, Galeru-Nagari and Srisailam right canal) should be moved upto 102 tmc. The Government wants to increase the capacity of Potireddipadu to move the flood water within 30 days. 

The  AP Government's argument is as follows. For  supply of water to the Rayalaseema projects, the capacity of the Potireddipadu Head Regulator should be increased. 

The   water moving  from Srisailam through  Potireddipadu is only flood water. Teluguganga including drinking water supply to Chennai needs 45 TMCs, Galeru-Nagari needs 38 TMCs and Srisailam Right Canal needs 19 TMC. A total of 102 TMCs are required for Rajyalsemma Projects.  When designing this projects, it is estimated that there will be a flood period of 45 days. But for the past 10 years, there has been no flooding beyond 30 days.  Only 40,000 cusecs go when the water level is 880 feet in Srisailam. When the minimum water level is 854 feet, only three thousand cusecs will go.

 The capacity of the three canals to supply irrigation water to 9 lakh acres under the Sri Ram Sagar project is 11,700 cusecs. But the SRSP flood drain capacity, which is only two and a half million acres, is only 22,000 cusecs. The drain capacity is only for the use of flood water for 30 days had to be increased.

Telangana Government's argument is different. The moving of water  from Nagarjunasagar project from Srisailam to Potireddipadu is not correct. It affects the power generation and the irrigation of water supply in Telangana State. There have been incidents of forced gates being lifted from Srisailam to Rayala Seema. If increase the capacity now more damage is done. Flood water usage is not wrong. But the Telangana claims that all the water will be carried even when there is no future flood. 

In this juncture both the Governments should make a dailague to settle the issue appropriately.