Paddy production touches peak
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Cultivation area increasing thanks to KLIP
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Cultivation area increasing thanks to KLIP
Thanks to Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project (KLIP), Godavari water that was lifted for about 500 metres has made Siddipet district a green carpet with paddy production touching its peak.
Paddy cultivation area has been increasing in the district for the last three seasons with 64,079 hectares in 2019-20 rabi, followed by 87,927 hectares in 2020-21 kharif and 1.01 lakh hectares in 20212 rabi. The worth of paddy produced in the current season was put at ₹1,600 crore and this achievement was being attributed to irrigation from Godavari water.
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