Hyderabad: The Telangana Human Rights Commission (TGHRC) has ordered the state government to immediately release 0.30 TMC of water from the Singur reservoir in Sangareddy district, so that the standing crops in 20,000 acres of Medak district could be irrigated in their final stage before the Rabi 2026 harvest.
TGHRC Chairman Justice Dr Shameem Akther took serious note of the non-release of irrigation water to farmers cultivating lands under the Ghanapur Anicut of Medak district, where the standing paddy crop was at a critical stage and faces imminent damage.
Observing that such inaction adversely affects the farmers’ right to livelihood, dignity, and food under Article 21 of the Constitution of India, the Commission, exercising its powers under Section 18(c) of the Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993, directed the Chief Secretary of Telangana to immediately direct the concerned authorities to release the final spell of 0.30 TMC of water from Singur Project to Vanadurga Project (Ghanapur Anicut) for a period of 12 days.
The Commission has also called for a compliance report to be submitted by April 30, 2026.
Presently, the storage of the Singur reservoir is 13.72 TMC as on April 6 as against its maximum storage capacity of 29.92 TMC.
Around this time last year, the reservoir had a storage of 21.04 TMC, which points to the scarce water conditions which could be experienced in both Sangareddy and Medak districts which are dependent on Singur waters for irrigation, in addition to several parts of Hyderabad which depend on this reservoir, and the Manjeera reservoir located further downstream, to meet the city’s drinking water needs.
