Government of Andhra Pradesh Water Resources Department From To K.Lakshmi Reddy, AMIE., The Superintending Engineer, Executive Engineer, Irrigation circle, RPR Division, Ongole. Kandukur, 3-21 Hs Lr No. EE/RPR/KDK/DB/ATO/ {5 seor! {63-2021 Sub:-AP Maritime Board- Development of Green field Port at Ramayapatnam ~ EIA CRZ Studies - Water supply to Ramayapatnam port-Assurance of Water supply from concerned Government authority for submission to MOEF &CF,GOI, for issuing Environmental clearance certificate for port activities - Detailed report -Submission - Reg. Sir, Ref: 1) Govt. Memo No.ICD01-COOROMISC/64/REFORMS/2020-3, Dt:05-01-2021 communicated in SE's Endt. No. SE/IC/OGL/DW/AEE3/W/137/VOL41/6k Dt:17-2-2021, 2) Govt. Memo No. WRD/2772/Reforms/A2/2015-1, Dt:30-9-2015. 3) Superintending Engineer, RWS&S circle, Ongole’sLr No.AEE3/Rallapadu project/OW requirement/2020 Dt:20-6-2020. 1d, |here with submit the detailed report with With reference to the Govt. Memo 1st required information as follows. Rallapadu Reservoir is a Medium Irrigation project, constructed across River Manneru in the year 1958, near Rallapadu village in LingasamudramMandal of Prakasam District to irrigate an ayacut of 11000 acres only in Prakasam and Nellore districts. The gross capacity of the reservoir is 1.10 TMC and the dead storage is 0.029TMC. Initially, there was no allocation for drinking water or industrial usage in Rallapadu Project.Later, as per the demand for drinking water, rural water supply schemes are set up on the Rallapadu project by the RWS&S Department to cater the drinking needs of 106 habitations in Kandukur Revenue division and at present the demand for drinking water on Rallapadu Project is 264MCft per year vide reference 3" cited. As the irrigated ayacut under the project is increased, the Government have localized the 16000 acres under this project in the year 1997. Further proposals to provide irrigation facilities to anextent of 2500 acres under left main canal are under process. As the demand for drinking and irrigation requirements under this project has been increased thereservoir needs to be filled twice a year to cater the project requirements. Due to erratic rainfall in the catchment area, inflows in to Rallapadu project are dwindled and reservoir reached its full capacity only thrice in the last 10 years (ie., in 2010, oa Scanned with CamScanner201182015). Due to prevaling drought conditions the ayacutryoths are forced to mig cities/towns to eke out their livel supplement 1.50 TMC of water to the Rallapadu projectthrough GKN canal from Somasila This allocation of 1.50 TMC Is meant for supplementation of under Rallapadu Jihood. In view of the above situation, it was proposed to Reservoir(78 TMC Capacity), existing 16000 Acres of Ayacut and 2500 Acres of to be developed ayacut project, and also stabilisation of ayacut under Anicut systems ofManneru River on downstream of Rallapadu project and to feed Minor Irrigation tanks in downstream sideMandals, The GkN canal improvements works are almost completed and water is supplementing to Rallapadu reservoir since December 2018. As the designed discharge ofGKN canal at head is only 750 C/s and it’s length (up to Rallapadu Project) is more than 110 KMs, the losses in canal are high and hence meagre quantity of water is being received to Rallapadu project which is not sufficient to meet the timely requirements of Project. More over the new projects like somasila high level canal in Nellore district are once completed, burden/dependency on GKN canal of Somasila reservoir will become more and allocated water to Rallapadu reservoir may not reach as desired. In view of the above circumstances, and based on the representation of Hon‘ble MLA, Kandukur, the Govt. have instructed to examine another supplementation proposal to Rallapadu project with Veligonda project water (43.53TMC) through Eastern Main Canal vide CMP No.1809/Addl.Secy/2020 dt:05/10/2020. Accordingly, a proposal for drawing 1.166 T.M.C. cof water fromVeligonda Project is under process. In view of the above, it is technically feasible to supply 3 MLD of water to Ramayapatnam Port from Rallapadu Project. There is no specific allocated/reserved water for industrial use under this project as mentioned in the Govt.memo 2™ cited. Hence, this additional quantity of water can be met only by obtaining further allocation either from Somasila Reservoir through the existing Supplementation Scheme or from Veligonda Project through the proposed supplementation scheme. This is submitted for favour of information and taking further necessary action. Yours faithfully executive En? R.P.R Division, Kandukur.