The Kakinada District Irrigation Advisory Council (IAC) has prepared to provide irrigation for over 1.90 lakh acres of area in the rabi season 2025-26.The IAC chaired by Kakinada District Collector S. Shan Mohan, has prepared an action plan for the rabi season 2025-26, which will commence from the first week of December. Mr. Shan Mohan has stated that above 1.9 lakh acres of area would be guaranteed of irrigation facility; 1.05 lakh acres from the Godavari delta system, 32,000 from the Pithapuram branch canal and the rest is from the Yeleru irrigation system.“The water will be released from all three sources from early December, enabling the farmers to prepare for the cultivation of the crops of their choice," the District Collector said. Erstwhile East Godavari Zilla Parishad chairman Vipparthi Venugopal, Kakinada Member of Parliament T. Uday Srinivas and MLAs also attended as members of the Irrigation Advisory Council.Published - November 22, 2025 03:17 pm IST