The state government plans to construct a reservoir of around 0.8 tmcft. seizure of capacity to fully utilize Karnataka’s share of water allocated under the Tubachi Babaleswar Irrigation Project.
A comprehensive report will be prepared and submitted to the government on the project to build a reservoir on government land near Babanagar, Vijayapura district, in charge of minister MB Patil on Sunday.
He was speaking to reporters after inspecting the proposed project area near Babanagar. He interacted with officials and farmer leaders from the surrounding areas. He said finer details will be worked out and minor technical issues will be fixed after consultation with various stakeholders, including farmers.
“Though there is 5.5 tmc of water under the Tubachi Babaleswar project, it could not be fully utilized. In order to make good use of this water in summer and fill the lakes and streams, a plan was made to store water in the reservoir during the rainy season and provide water to the lakes and streams during the summer. Hence the need for another reservoir.” approximately 500 acres of government land is available in Babanagar and there is no need to acquire land. We will also use the slope of the earth and store water using gravity. We have convinced the Chief Minister and the Deputy Chief Minister to release the funds in the next budget,” said Patil.
He said the state government had spent more than ₹ 3,600 crore during 2013-2018 on the Tubachi Babaleshwar project and filling of reservoirs and lakes. This benefited over 1.3 lakh acres of land around Kanamadi, Babanagar, Bijjaragi, Tikota taluk and Savalagi taluk. Farmers benefited from the rise in groundwater levels.
Senior officers like KNNL Chief Engineer BR Rathod, Assistant Executive Engineer Ambanna, Irrigation expert Huggi and others were present.
Published – 02 Nov 2025 21:34 IST
