Mega Lift Point of No Use (!).

Bhagabat Padhi,Odishabarta

Paralakhemundi:Mega lift point established at Kashinagar block of Gajapati district to enhance irrigation for those farmers.

 Impediment on more than 100 acres for irrigation channel but focus jinx on preservation of water to restore for lift irrigation. During this monsoon period hardly 10℅ of rainfall seen which a meagre point of view to cherish support for kharif paddy land. Dependent on rainfall those farmers on crossed hand for better production.

Souriguda village farmers of Singipur panchayat are worried, as they depend on mega project.

Moreover catchment of water for preservation failed as the project not supposed on stringent measures to support on irrigation supply for those agriculture field. Crunch of staff as the project is under Rayagada district,so no direct monitoring to revive the project seen.

Those Souriguda farmers met with Sarpanch Tajeswar Rao of Singipur panchayat to address their issues. Moreover small & marginal farmers are on crossed hand  & a day dream for their yearly food security. On reply Sarpanch aggrieved to say,60℅ of land are facing drought situation due to least rainfall. Unless revival of project not in action farmers will more suffer.

While interacted with Zilla Parishad President Gavra Tirupati Rao,who today on visit with Collector Gajapati Smrutiranjan Pradhan & supporting staff to those fields connected to mega project,said they are ready to spare pending electricity dues if any rather need of fullpledged machinery parts to be activated & keep in contact with the authorities through district administration to make streamline of the project. He too felt shock on crunch of rainfall which definitely hang on balance for those small farmers to assure years better returns on paddy production.District administration are on casualties to take up such grave issues to revive such rare project to support needy farmers.