BRIEF NOTE ON IPPERU MINOR IRRIGATION TANK NEAR IPPERU VILLGE IN
KUDERU MANDAL, ANANTHAPURAMU DISTRICT.
History:
The Ipperu Minor Irrigation tank is an ancient tank constructed during the regime
of Sreekrishna Devaraya across Dokkula Vanka near Ipperu Village in Kuderu
Mandal.
Location:
The Ipperu tank was constructed across Dokkkula vanka near Ipperu Village in
Kuderu Mandal, Ananthapuranu District. The tank is located at about 0.40 km
South-West of Ipperu village and 6.0 Km from Kuderu Mandal head quarters and
30.0Km from Ananthapuramu. The tank lies in Tadakaleru Minor basin under
Penna River basin. The Global Co-ordinates of Ipperu tank are Latitude. 14-45-45
and Longitude. 77-27-30.
Components:
The Ipperu tank is made of earthen bund for a total length of 2300 m with front
slope revetted up to Maximum water level. The tank is having two surplus weirs
on right flank to dispose off the Maximu flood discharge of 2565 cusecs. The tank
is also having a masonry sluice to provide irrigation facilities to a contemplated
ayacut of 142 acres.
Drainage:
The Ipperu tank receives its inflows from 13.60 Sq miles of free catchment area
besides surplus from Muddalapuram Percolation Tank and surpluses in to
Aravakuru tank on downstream side. The capacity of tank at FTL is 18.04 Mcft
and total utilization of water under the tank is 27.06 Mcft with 11/2 fillings. The
water spread area at FTL is 124.40 acres.
Surplus History:
The Ipperu tank received full supplies in the year 2007 during last 12 years.
Benefits:
The tank is constructed to serve an ayacut of 142 acres directly under
it, besides recharging of ground water table in the influencing zone. About 385
No. of wells will be recharged under the tank when it is full and about 675 acres
of ayacut can be stabilized under the bore wells in 6 villages surrounding.
Breif Note on Ipperu MI tank
Near Ipperu (V) Kudair (M)
The Ipperu MI tank is an ancient tank constructed across the Dokkula vanka about 550
years back during the period of Vijayanagara Empire, Sri Krishnadevaraya and is at higher
elevation i.e., 440.070 mts bed of the tank in Kudair mandal of Ananthapuram district. It is
situated immediate North-West of Ipperu Village in Kudair mandal of Ananthapuram district.
It receives the drainage from its free basin, and surpluses into Aravakur MI tank under
Cascade system. The tank is having an ayacut of 142 acres covering 3 villages in Kudair
mandal namely, Ipperu, Antharaganga and Nagireddy palli. About 3000acres of ayacut is
under indirect irrigation with the recharge of ground water under bore wells covering
another 9 villages. The length of tank bund is 2.30 Km and the maximum height of the tank
is 5.01m. The elevation of the tank bed is 440.070 mts with MSL. The tank is highest
elevation in the mandal and hence it covers maximum area of ground water recharge in the
mandal. The tank is having 2 Nos., surplus weirs on either side of the tank bund having
54.86mts and 7.62 mts. Also the tank is having 1 No.. sluice. The capacity of tank is 18.04
Mcft at FTL and area of water spread is 270.60 acres at full tank level. Maximum flood
discharge is 1291 cusecs.
Antharaganga village in the D/S of the Ipperu tank holding its name having about 101
Talipiris (spring channels) covering about 450 acres under cultivation. If the Ipperu tank
receives full supplies all these talipiries get recharged.
Surplus History:
The tank receives the drainage from its free basin besides, the suuplues water from
Muddalapuram perculation tank. During the past 12 years the tank received to tis full
capacity in the year 2007.
Ayacut Details:
The tank is having 142 acres of direct ayacut and about 3000 acres of indirect ayacut
through surrounding open wells and Bore wells.
Villages benefited under direct ayacut:
(1) Ipperu
(2) Antharaganga
(3) Nagi Reddy palli
Villages benefited under Indirect ayacut:
(Both in Kudair and Garladinne mandals)
(1) Muddalapuram
(2) Kudair
(3) Kalagalla
(4) Kammuru
(5) Kadara kunta
(6) Aravakur
(7) Kotanka
(8) Marthadu
In the villages about 2500 bore wells get recharged when the tank receives its full
supplies and about 5000 acres of agricultural land will get benifited .
The Hydraulic particulars of above tank are as follows : -
Type of tank Minor Irrigation
Mandal Kudair
Topo sheet No. 57F/6
0 1 ”
Latitude = 14 -45 45
0- ’- ”
Longitude = 77 27 30
Basin = Penna Basin
Catchment area = 30.24 Sq, Miles
443.330
FTL = Mts
443.940
MWL = Mts
445.160
TBL = Mts
440.070
Sill Level mts
Length of Bund = 2.30 Kms
Top width of Bund = 3.00 Mts
Side Slopes = 1 ½ to 1& 2to 1
Capacity = 18.04 Mcft
Length of Weir = 54.86 M, 7.20 M,
(1) (2)
440.
Sill levels = 070 M,
(1)
Ayacut = 142 Acres
Average Inflow = 2565 Cusecs
Waterstored
per acre 0.19 Mcft
Total catchment
area 13.60 [Link]
Water spread
area upto FTL 124.42 acres
Sluice : The tank is having 1 No.s Sluice at 1.50 km from left end of the tank with a
discharge of 3.73 cusecs.
Irrigation Channels : There are three Irrigation channels namely Nadimi Kaluva,
Padamara Kaluva and Thurupu Kaluva under the sluice which covers about 142 acres under
cultivation.
Strenghtening of Ipperu tank works being carried out under RRR Phase II during 2013
- 2014.
Neeru - Chettu: Works Sanctioned : 8 No.s
Completed : 6 No.s
Not started : 2 No.s
Sanction under NSP : 2No.s
Completed : 2 No.s
The Ipperu MI tank can be fed by Handri Neeva Sujala Sravanthi Canal by gravity.
The proposals under progress.
Sluice:
The tank is having 4No.s sluices along the bund.
1) Eswaruni gudi thumu to serve an ayacut of 1123 acres with a discharge of 23cuses
2) Akkammagari thumu to serve an ayacut of 806 acres with a discharge of 17cuses
3) Enugu Thumu to serve an ayacut of 1071 acres with a discharge of 22 cuses and
4) Maruva thumu to serve and ayacut of 173 acres with a discharge of 4cuses.
Irrigation channels :
The irrigation channels are contour channels which are running in cutting and
embankment portion. The banks of irrigation channels which are running in partial and full
embankment reaches which are formed long back with mud and stones became very weak
due to ratholes, antholes, Stone lizards and roots of juliflora etc., Due to this the irrigation
channels are not carrying the required discharge to the ayacut and are getting breaches very
oftenly. Due to this the ayacutdars are not getting continues and sufficient flows to their
ayacut raised, which is causing damage to the crops and also affecting the yield resulting loss
to the land holders and also wastage of man power for restoring the breaches occurred in
the channels. Hence, it is proposed to strengthen the banks of channels for an amount of Rs.
315 Lakh.
This tank can be fed from Handri Niva Srujala Sravanthi by gravity which is running in
the foreshore of the tank about 1 km Distance.
