India, Dec. 1 -- The Government of India has issued a release:
A study carried out by Central Water Commission along with Regional Remote Sensing Service Centre, Jodhpur under Indian Space Research Organisation on "Assessment of Water Logging and Salt/Alkaline affected soils in all the commands of Major and Medium Irrigation Projects in the country (India)" during the year 2003 to 2008 indicates total waterlogged area and salt-affected areas in Andhra Pradesh as 28.267 thousand hectares (Th ha) and 12.933 Th ha respectively. Further, Govt. of Andhra Pradesh has informed that Budameru Diversion channel for a length of 11.900 km is identified as a vulnerable reach for floods.
Under the Flood Management Programme (FMP) component of Flood Man...