B.R.R. VAMSADHARA PROJECT PHASE

B.R.R. VAMSADHARA PROJECT PHASE - I OF STAGE-II

Preamble

The Phase-I of Stage-II of Vamsadhara Project is intended to create an Irrigation potential of 62,280 Acres under Right Main Canal. The project components are (1) Construction of head regulator on Right Bank of Vamsadhara River @ 750m U/s of Gotta Barrage (2) Excavation of Right Main Canal for a length of 52.973 Km with distributory net work from1R to 37TE to command the ayacut.

Salient Features

F.S.L of Canal of head reach	:	+ 38.484M
Bed level of canal at Head reach	:	+ 36.074M
Starting section of canal	:	20.25 x 2.41M
Length of Canal	:	52.973Km
Designed discharge	:	1867 Cusecs up to 2.67 Km & 865 Cusecs in D/S
Estimated Cost	:	Rs. 123.936 crores
Revised Estimated Cost	:	Rs. 209.00 Crores
Mandals benefited	:	Sarubujjili, Amadalavalasa, Gara,Srikakulam and Burja, L.N.Peta,Hiramandalam
Village benefited	:	165 Nos
Cropping pattern:	:	Paddy: 32,280 Acres
		Chillies:30,000 Acres
		Total:62,280 Acres

Irrigation Potential

The project is intended to create irrigation potential to an extent of about 62,280 Acres in 7 mandals of about 165 villages in Pathapatnam, Amadalavalasa & Srikakulam Constituencies of Srikakulam District utilizing 7.353 TMC of water.

Components

The project comprised of construction Head Regulator, etc., construction Right Main Canal for a length of 52.973Km with 1R, 37TE distributories and field channels.

Status

The Right Main Canal was completed upto 15.466 duly linking, Yeragam, Purushothapuram and Bhyri Open Head Channels through 11L Distributory restoring lower riparian rights for 20,000 Acres under NABARD RIDF-II .The works from Km 15.466 to 52.973 including all distributories were taken up under A.I.B.P and Normal State Plan Funds. An expenditure of Rs. 145.906 Cores was incurred under the Project. An irrigation potential of 62,280 acres was created by Khariff 2012.

Administrative approval was accorded to Project revised estimate by the Government of an amount Rs. 209.00 Crores vide G.O. Rt. No. 734, dated 27.12.2011 and the new / additional imperative works like CC lining of Canal at vulnerable reaches, protection walls etc. are under progress.

The ayacut under the Right Main Canal of 62,280 acres is being irrigated every year. Further the 20,000 acres proposed under Sugarcane in Vamsadhara Project Phase-II of Stage-II is developed for Paddy crop supplemented with the waters diverted from Gotta Barrage.

B.R.R. Vamsadhara Project - phase-I of stage-II Right Main Canal (Excluding The Open Head Channels Registered Ayacut) Assembly Constituency-Wise - Mandal-Wise Ayacut Utilized Under Khariff 2014-15

S.NO	Name of Assembly Constituency	Name of Mandal	No. of Villages	Ayacut in Acres	Constituency-wise Total ayacut in Acres
1	Pathapatnam	Hiramandalam	4	746.51	6325.6
1	Pathapatnam	LN Peta	26	5579.09	6325.6
2	Amadalavalasa	Sarubujjili	43	8452.51	16637.07
		Burja	13	2073.96
		Amadalavalasa	30	6110.6
3	Srikakulam	Srikakulam	22	12104.89	27716.33
3	Srikakulam	Gara	27	15611.44	27716.33
Total			165		50679

The Reconcilation of above irrigation potential created and localization of the above ayacut under Right Main Canal is under progress by the Project authorities in co-ordination with Revenue & Agricultural Departments.

Mandal-Wise Ayacut Particulars Under R/S Open Head Channels (linked by right main canal of B.R.R. Vamsadhara Project phase-I of stage-II)

S.NO	Name of Assembly Constituency	Name of Mandal	No. of Villages	Open Head Channel Registered Ayacut in Acres
1	Pathapatnam	LN Peta	2	415.27
2	Amadalavalasa	Sarubujjili	16	5053.70
2	Amadalavalasa	Amadalavalasa	3	394.94
3	Srikakulam	Srikakulam	7	3495.63
3	Srikakulam	Gara	20	10640.00
Total			48	19999.54

Water Uses Associations were already formed for the above ayacut in the year 2000