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GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRAPRADESH WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT From To . Sri R-Muralinatha Reddy., M.Tech, The Engineer ~ in ~ Chief (Irrigation), Chief Engineer. NTR-Te Tirupati \gu Ganga Project, t Resources Department - NTR Telugu Ganga Project - RWS & S - ation of Drinking Water Supply Scheme for Urban and Rural areas under ater Grid Project - Reservoir Wise Requirement Furnished ~ Water drawl permission from the Mallemadugu and Sri Balaji Reservoirs in Chittoor | District - Detailed Report - Submitted - Regarding. _| Ref: | 1. [Govt. Memo No.S0000/TGP.(1)/96-1, Irrigation & CAD (PW) Department, Dt:16.11.1996. G.0.Ms.No.37, Irrigation & CAD (EA) Department, Dt:21.02.2009. Govt. Memo No.26285/M&MI-T.1.A1/2012, Irrigation & CAD (M&MI- T.1) Department, Dated:17.11.2012. 4. | G.O.Ms.No.202, Industries & Commerce (INF) Dept, D:06.12.2014. 3. | Govt. Memo, No.2772/Reforms/A2/2015-I, Water Resources Department, Dt:30.09.2015. 6. | G.O.RtNo.295, Water Resouces (Reforms) Dept, Dt:14.06.2019. 7. | ENG, RWS & S, Vijayawada, Lr. No. AEE / DEE / Water Grid / Uddanam, Dated:30.09.2019. I 8. | SE, RWS & S, Chittoor, Lr. No. T3/Water Grid/Feasibility Report! Mallimadugu/2019-20, Dated:03.10.2019. 9. | T/0. Lr. No. CE/TGP/TPT/DW/EEI/DEEW/AEE2 RWSS-Water Grid 7 717 | Dated: 10.10.2019 communicated to ENC(I), WRD, Vijayawada. 10. | ENC(D, WRD, Vijayawada Lr. No.ENC(I/EE/DEE-2/AEE-S/water | Grid/2019, Dated:29.10.2019. 11. [ENC, RWS & S, Vijayawada, Lr. No. AEE / DEE 7 Water Grid / Dated:29.10.2019. 12. TENC(), WRD, Vijayawada’ Lr. No.ENC(I)/EE/DEE-2/AEE-S/water Grid/2019, Dated:30.10.2019 communicated reference 11" cited to CE/NTRTGP/TPT. | 13. [ENC@, WRD, Vijayawada Lr. No.ENC(N/EE/DEI S/APDWSC/Chittoor/2019, Dated:04.11.2019. 14, | SE/TGP&GNSS.C/TPT, Letter No.SE/TGP&GNSS.C/TPT/DW/AEE.3/ L Drinking Water file / 184, Date : 16.11.2019, 2/AEE- Page 1 of 8 In the reference 7 cited, the Engineer-In-Chief, RWS & S, Vijayawada has identified about 52 Irrigation Sources / Reservoirs and formulated drinking water supply projects for Rural & Urban population drinking needs under Water Grid and estimated about 100.37 TMC of water is project and also requested to issue necessary orders for allocation of required for the Water G drinking water. In response to this, the details of the water allocation already made from the Irrigation Sources / Reservoirs under the jurisdiction of the Chief Engineer, NTRTGP, Tirupati vide reference 9" cited. The Engineer-In-Chief, RWS & S, Vijayawada while enclosing the water requirement details as on 29.10.2019, requested to accord permission for drawl! of 90.60 TMC of water from 52 Irrigation Sources / Reservoirs for the proposed drinking water supply scheme under Water Grid Project in addition to the proposed drawl of 45.00 TMC of water by both RWS & S, and PH Department vide reference 11" cited. In this context, the Engineer-In-Chief (I), WRD, Vijayawada is informed to furnish the feasibility report for draw! of 90.60 TMC raw water required, for the proposed drinking water supply schemes, under water grid project vide reference 12" cited from the 52 Irrigation Sources / Reservoirs mentioned in the reference 11" cited. Out of these 52 Irrigation Sources / Reservoirs, 6 sources Reservoirs (SI.No.48), Sangam Barrage (SI.No.46), Chinnakraka Balancing Reservoir (SI.No.47) . Somasila Reservoir (SI.No.4), Kandaleru Reservoir (SI.No.5), Balaji & Mallimadugu comes under the jurisdiction of the Chief Engineer, NTRTGP, Tirupati. Mean while the District Collector, Chittoor has also conducted a Convergence meeting on 30-07-2019 with all line departments ie, RWS&S, WRD, Industries, Animal Husbandry, Public Health Department for finali: tion of the sources and requirement of raw water for preparation of a DPR. In the meeting it was decided to consider the —Mallemadugu and Sri Balaji Reservoirs as sustainable source for drinking Water supply project to 33 Eastern Mandals and 5 ULBs Sector-I in Chittoor District duly utilizing the existing TGP system & GNSS system of Canal and Mallimadugu Reservoir. In this connection, in the reference 8" cited, the Superintending Engineer, RWS &S, Chittoor has requested this office to furnish the feasibility report and permission for allocation of raw water of 6.530 TMC from Kandaleru Reservoir as source and Mallemadugu. Reservoir & Balaji Reservoir (SI.No.48) has to store & utilizing the existing/proposed network of TGP. & GNSS. system to meet the drinking water needs of 33 Eastern Mandals and S ULBs Sector-ll in Chittoor District. Page 2 of 8 In this Connection, the Superintending Engineer, TGP&GNSS Circle, Tirupati has submitted that in the DPR of TGP, there is no specific allocation of water for drinking and industrial needs and also mentioned that the Kandaleru Reservoir is intended to serve both Nellore and Chittoor les providing 15.000TMC of drinking District to a contemplated ayacut of 3.00 Lakh Acres be water to Chennai City vide reference 14" cited. P&GNSS Circle, Tirupati has submitted that Further, the Superintending Engineer, TG the storage capacities of Mallemadugu Reservoir and Balaji Reservoirs are 2.650TMC and 3.000TMC respec ively and the total storage capacity of both Reservoirs are 5.650TMC only and these two reservoirs are part of GNSS Phase-II Project. Further, he mentioned that as per the DPR of GNSS Project, 1.000TMC. of water was allocated in the Balaji Reservoir to serve drinking water needs of Tirupati Town and enrooted villages, balance 2.000TMC is intended for buffer storage to Mallemadugu Reservoir to serve 55,000 Acres of Ayacut contemplated under this reservoir, since the Mallemadugu Reservoir capacity only can not catter the needs of contemplated ayacut of 55,000Acres. He further submitted that the two reservoirs under GNSS. Phase-2 Project i.e., Balaji reservoir and Mallemadugu reservoirs which are Basically intended for creation of Irrigation Potential cannot be totally diverted for utilization as S.S. tanks by R.W.S. authorities vide reference 14" cited. In addition to this, the Superintending Engineer, TGP&GNSS Circle, Tirupati has submitted that the Tirumala Tirupathi Devasthanams authorities have come forward to share proportionate cost for formation of Balaji Reservoir to mitigate the drinking water needs of Tirumala and also submitted that the T.T.D. authorities have a planning for lifting of water from Balaji Reservoir to Kalyani Dam to mitigate the drinking needs of Tirumala vide reference 14" cited. Finally, con: Engineer, TGP&GNSS Circle, Tirupati has submitted his opinion that it is not feasible to store and draw the 6.53 TMC of raw water from Mallemadugu & Balaji Reservoirs (SI.No.48) for drinking water need in 33 Mandals and 5 ULBs in Sector -II of Chittoor District as proposed by R.W.S. ing all the above constrains/circumstances, the Superintending authorities vide reference 13" cited. In this regard, it is submit that the Mallemadugu Reservoir, Balaji Reservoir, Merlapaka Lift to Mallimadugu Reservoir, Althurupadu Reservoir and Althurupadu Lift are covered under G.O. Rt. No.295, Water Resources (Reforms) Dept, Dated:14.06.2019 and the decision from the committee is awaited and these projects have certain bottlenecks. Page 30f8 Further, as per the Water allocation register available in this office the allocation made igation and Industrial use are as follows. Quantum . of Water | Total Description Allocated | (TMC) (TMC) | [1 | Details of Kandaleru Reservoir Gross storage capacity of Kandaleru Reservoir 68.0300 Dead storage as per Project Report 8.4000 Live Storage 39.6300 Evaporation 7 Transmission Losses 6.8000 |] Water availability for (68.030 - 8400 - 6.800 )| 52.8300 utilizable storage Il | DEMANDS: ‘A. | AYACUT PURPOSES (Annexure II) TD. ayacut (Identified) _2,73,378 (Considering 10000 | 30.2710 Acres/TMC) against ILD. Ayacut of 3,05,000 Acres (as per project report)/ Stabilization of wet ayacut under M.I. Tanks Total 93491 Acres/ Lower Riparian rights (Manubolu System of suz7i0) tanks as per project report) B. | INDUSTRIAL PURPOSES (Annexure Ill) T ] PERMISSION ACCORDED ‘Already permission accorded for allocation of water to 5.6798 Industries 5.9175 11 | NEW PROPOSALS SUBMITTED Proposals sent to Government for according permission 02377 | DRINKING WATER NEEDS (Annexure | T | PERMISSION ACCORDED Drinking water supply (Including 15 TMC of Drinking 23.2650 Water to Chennai City) 24.4550 II | NEW PROPOSALS SUBMITTED Page 4 of 8 Allocation of water from Low Level Sluice of Kandaleru 1.1900 Reservoir to Sullurpeta, Venkatagiri, Gudur & Survepalli s under APD WSC Balance water available after ( meeting the demands Contemplated carry over storage as per project report Total Deficit Storage considering the contemplated carryover storage TOTAL DEMAND OF WATER 52.830 - 60.6435 ) | 60.6435 | -7.8135 -13.6000 The present allocations of water to irrigation, Industrial and drinking water under Kandaleru Reservoir exceeds water availability for utilizable storage of 52.8300 TMC by 21.4135 TMC. Thus there is a total net deficit of (-) 21.4138 TMC under Kandaleru Reservoir and therefore further allocation of water cannot be possible unless there is an additional allotment of water from Somasila Reservoir to Kandaleru reservoir. (for Urban and Rural) in Chittoor District to a tune of 7.695 TMC are as follows. Out of this, so far the Government have accorded permission for Drinking water needs Details of Drinking Water Supply to Chittoor Districts from KANDALERU RESERVOIR Quantity of | prinki il il ‘ ter | gino, | Drinking Water Supply to Village/ | Details of Govt. Orders with oe linea "Town & Location date in which sanctioned | *M0cated (in | | Annum) | 1 | 2 3 4 | [7] Drinking water supply to Tirupathi Town | G.O.Ms.No.145, I & CAD (Projects 1.0000 | | (SSG Canal at Km.88.825 through | Wing-TGP.1) Dept, 27/09/1995 | | Kailashagiri Reservoir near SKHT). & G.O.Ms.No.149, 1 & CAD | | (Projects Wing) Dept, | | t.29/09/1995 | 2 | Drinking Water supply to Srikalahasti | G.OMsNo47, 1 & CAD (Projects | 0.2500 Town. O.T@ Km 81.100 of SSG ‘Canal Wing-TGP.1) Dept., dt. 10/04/1996 | 3 | OT at KM 67,750 of SSG Canal for | Govt. 0.0400 Drinking waterto the Villages in 3 Memo.No.143582/TGP(1)/2003-1, | Mandals of Chittoor District of , I&CAD (PW.TGP.I) Dept., | dt.6/12/2003. Page 5 of 8 Ms.No7, Water Resources [ 0.1550 (WRG-GRC) Dept., dt. 24/01/2017, ies to Renigunta Srikalahasti Sub- 4 [cpws habitations Chittoor District. O.T@ Km 82.100 of SSG Canal § | Drinking water supply to HIT, | G.O.RLNo.149,Water Resources | 0.0700 Tirupati(SSG Canal @ KM 76.180) (WRG-GRC), Dt:-20,02.2019 6 | Puttur drinking water supply improvement T No.302, Water Resources| 0.3000 | Scheme under AHB_ of Chittoor District | (WRG-GRC) Dept., dt 24/06/2019 | from 0.1 @ Km 89.225 of SSG Canal) 7 | ALLOCATION OF DRINKING WATER TO CHITTOOR DISTRICT (3.04 TMC for Urban areas + 2.84 TMC for Rural areas) AS PER G.O. Ms. No.82, Dt. | a 14/08/2013. i 1 water supply to Tirupati | Govt. Memo.No.182, T&CAD | 1.9500 Tirumala town from SSG Canal (PW.MgjIrr.V) Dept., dt.4/8/2007. | ii__| Drinking water supply to Chittoor town & | Govt. Memo.No.182, T&CAD | 1.0000 Enroute 76 Villages of 7 Mandals of | (PW.Maj.trr.V) Dept., dt.4/8/2007. Chittoor District from SSG Canal iii | Allocation of further Additional Quantity | Govt. Memo No.9115, /Major-V | 1.3000 of Water from Kandaleru Reservoir to | /2011, Dated: 02.05.2011 Chittoor District towards Drinking Water Supply to Rural areas iv | Chittoor District Drinking water (0.741 | Govt. Memo.No.15069/WRG/2012- 1.0540 TMC for Urban areas + 0.427 TMC for | 3, I&CAD (IW-WRG) Dept, Rural areas). Dt.15/01/2013 y | Additional Water allotted to Chittoor | G.O.Ms.No.82, T & CAD (IW-| 0.5760 District excluding i to iv mentioned above | WRG), dt. 14/08/2013. as per G.O.Ms.No.82, Dt. 14/08/2013 Sub Total (i to v) 5.8800 TOTAL 7.6950 ‘Therefore, Kandaleru Reservoir as a Source, there is substantial allocation of drinking water to Tirupati, Srikalahasti, Yerpedu, Renigunta, Chittoor, Puttur etc., covering the Urban and Rural areas of Chittoor District. This allotment can be linked with Water Grid duly considering either Somasila Reservoir or Kandaleru reservoir as a sustainable source by laying a pipe line directly for drawl of water as sought for instead of Mallemadugu/Balaji Reservoirs. In the same way, the allocation made so far for Drinking, Irrigation, and Industrial needs based on the available records in this office, under Somasila Project is as follows. Page 6 of 8 - ~ - - Quantum _ f Water SLNo Description Allocated | Remarks _|_(rMc) — T | Details of Somasila Reservoir ~ Gross storage capacity of Somasila Reservoir oe 78.0000 "| Dead storage as per Project Report 7.5670 Live Storage _ 70.4330 Evaporation losses “4.0000 | 4.0000 | Water availability for utilizable storage (78.000-7.567-4.000) | 66.4330 / IL | Demands a. | AYACUT PURPOSE "| Total Contemplated Ayacut under Somasila Project 584500 60.8560 Acres (ID 1,79,000 Acres and Wet 405500 Acres Irrigation requirements (i.e., for pennar delta ,Kanupur canal & Somasila 65.8560 _ canal system) Pennar flood water for ASR High Level canal Somasila Project | 5.0000 b. | INDUSTRIES PURPOSE 1. IFFCO (G.O. Ms. NO.132, Dt:10.09.1997) 0.8000 2. Thermal Power Station near Krishna Patnam (G.O. Ms. 1.0000 NO.49, Dt:17.03.2006) 2.4534 "| 3. Various Edible Oil Factories in SPSR Nellore District 0.0534 (Permission by the Chief Engineer, NTRTGP, Tirupati) "| 4.MIP Kopparthy (G.0. Ms. NO.79, Dt11.11.2019) 0.6000 ec. | DRINKING WATER NEEDS T. Nellore Municipality (G.0. Ms. NO.160, Dt:26.02.1990) 1.3000 2. Kavali Town (G.O. Ms. NO.194, Dt11.12.1998) 0.3000 3. Athmakur Town (Govt. Memo No.5505/WRG/2013-4, 0.1000 Dt-01.07.2013) | 4. Sri Rama LI. Scheme to Vontimitta Tank (Engineer in Chief | 0.1820 (AW) Water Resources Department, Hyderabad vide Proc. No. 6.9206 DCEII / OT1 /T1/Kdp/Vontimitta LIS/2015, dated 24-03-2015) 5. Various Schemes in Anantapur & Kadapa Districts (G.O. 4.0000 Ms. NO.130, Dt:25.01.2010) 6. Vinjamur and 27 other habitations in Vinjamur Mandals of | 0.0386 SPSR Nellore District (G.O. Rt. NO.823, Dt:16.11.2018) Page 7 of 8 7. Foreshore of Somasila Reservoir to Poddarivari Palli(V) of | 1.0000 Gopavaram (M) to feed Badvel Tank and Other 33 tanks in Atluru, Badvelu and Gopavaram (M) of Kadapa District. (G.O. Rt. NO.197, Dt:10.03.2019) TOTAL _ [79.2300 Balance Water Available after meeting the demands (70.4330 — 79.2300) (70.433 — (65.856+2.4534+6.9206+4.00)) = (-) 8.797 TMC = (-) 8.797 TMC In addition to the above, the following proposals were already submitted to ENC (I), WRD, Vijayawada towards Drinking Water purpose under Somasila Project are as below: 1. 0.500 TMC of water from foreshore of Somasila Reservoir to Nandalur mandal and other habitations for augmentation of Drinking Water Supply. 2. 1.000 TMC of additional drinking water allocation to Nellore Municipality. 3. 0.650 TMC of water supply to Six villages of Kaligiri mandal of Udayagiri Constituency of Nellore District. The pending proposals of drinking water and irrigation requirement at ENC(I), WRD, Vijayawada under Somasila Reservoir worked out as = 0.500 TMC+1.000TMC+0.650 TMC = 2.150 TMC . Thus the total requirement exceeds utilizable storage by 10.9470 TMC (8.797+2.150) Including drinking, Industrial and irrigation needs under Somasila Project. Thus there is a total net deficit of (-) 10.9470 TMC under Somasita Reservoir and therefore further allocation of water cannot be possible unless there are surplus inflows in to the Somasila Reservoir. This is submitted for favour of information and taking further necessary action. Encl: 1.Reference 14" cited and 2. Anexures I to IIT Yours Faithfully, Sd/-(Dt:-23.11.2019) R.Muralinatha Reddy Chief engineer, NTR TGP: Tirupati. 1. Copy submitted to the Engineer-in-Chief, Public Health, FlatNo.504 & 601, Garuda Enclave, Tadepalli, Guntur District — 522501 for favour of information. 2. Copy submitted to the Engineer-in-Chief, RWS&S, Joint Managing Director, APDWSC, 5" Floor, C-Block, Vasudha Shelter, Saipuram Colony, Gollapudi, Vijayawada -521225 for favour of information. Sd/-(Dt:-23.11.2019) R.Muralinatha Reddy dite fil vs Ein Dy. Executive Engineer (Designs) Ofo Chief Engineer NTR TGP: Tirupati. Page 8 of 8

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