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Fig. 2.9 AGRICULTURE AND ALLIED SECTORS
Live storage position in the Reservoirs (Average for 10 years): (2012-14)

2014 726.77 1087.27
2013
2012 360.5 Increase due to Monsoon

0 395.63 790.85 1186.48 Storage at the end of the
685.96 Monsoon
430.8
500 1000 Storage at the beginning
of the Monsoon

1116.76

1500 Million Cubic Meter

Review of Major Projects

2.97 The overall performance of the major and medium irrigation sector during the initial years
was not encouraging. The cumulative area brought under irrigation through major and medium
irrigation projects is 32044 hectares (gross). The details of the progress of implementation of ongoing
projects as on October 2014 are given in Appendix 2.51.Time and cost overruns have been a major
cause of concern for medium projects in the state.

Karapuzha Irrigation Project

2.98 Karapuzha Project is the first project for irrigation taken up in the Wayanad District of Kerala
to create a reservior of 76.50 Mm3 storage capacities. The original estimate of the project was
` 7.60 crore in 1976 and the revised estimate as per 2010 schedule of rates was ` 441.50 crore.
The cumulative expenditure incurred up to March 2014 is ` 297.32 crore. The project has been
partially commissioned on 20.6.2010 and an ayacut area of 938 ha has been achieved so far. Major
components under head works and the works of 8.805 Km right and 16.59 Km left bank canals are
also completed. Though the project has been included under AIBP, the progress of implementation
is very slow. More proactive steps are required to complete the project in a time bound manner.

Muvattupuzha Valley Irrigation Project

2.99 The project envisages the utilisation of the tailrace water from the Idukki Hydro electric
project and is intended to give irrigation facilities to 19237 ha.(net) and 37737 ha.(gross) in
Ernakulam, Kottayam and Idukki districts. MVIP was started in 1974 with an estimated cost of
` 20.86 crore.The estimated cost of the project as per 1980 Schedule of Rates was ` 48.08 crores.
As per 2012 SOR, the revised estimate amount is ` 943.00 crore. The expenditure as on March
2014 is ` 877.08 crore. The work of the dam, Left (37.1km) and Right (28.337 km) bank main canals
are completed. Out of the total length of 57.154 km of branch canal the work of 54.237 km have
been completed. For distributaries, out of the total length of 217.997 km , 185.154 km have been
completed so far. The project was commissioned partly in November 2004, and the ayacut area
created so far is 31106 ha gross. The project has to be closed at a convenient stage for the optimum
utlisation of resources invested considering the implementation of the project for more than three
decades. The cropping pattern in the ayacut has changed and additional investment is required to
irrigate the crops.

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