Metro India News | Hyderabad 

After two seasons of crop holidays for the ayacut served by the Singur canals, Minister for Health Damodara Raja Narasimha released 100 cusecs of water into the left bank canal from the Singur reservoir in Sangareddy district on Thursday. Since the irrigation department began lining work on the Singur canals last year, the government announced crop holidays for two consecutive seasons.

Currently, the project holds 18.464 TMCft of water, compared to its total capacity of 29.91 TMCft. The reservoir supports an ayacut of 40,000 acres within the project. This release of water is expected to enhance paddy transplantation efforts across the district. Meanwhile, farmers have voiced their satisfaction regarding the release of water into the canal, stating that it will accelerate their agricultural activities.