On Day-2, NDSA team focuses on KLIS design
9 months, 2 weeks ago

On Day-2, NDSA team focuses on KLIS design

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD: On Thursday, the second day of its tour, the expert committee of the National Dam Safety Authority focused on the aspects of designs of the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Scheme during its interaction with state Irrigation officials here. The team interacted with the officials of the design wing, project construction authorities, operation and maintenance wing, investigation agencies and construction agencies. The officials informed the team that they carried out model studies on the Annaram barrage after they noticed leakages in 2019. The shooting flows/seepages are due to inadequate tailwater levels, especially during the transitional stage during the low flows, the model study said. Model studies on Annaram barrage The officials informed the NDSA team that they carried out model studies on the Annaram barrage after they noticed leakages in 2019.

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NDSA likely to submit final report on Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Scheme by December end
3 weeks, 6 days ago

NDSA likely to submit final report on Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Scheme by December end

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD: The National Dam Safety Authority is likely to submit its final report on the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Scheme by December end, excluding the aspect of conducting geo-technical tests. The NDSA’s report holds significant importance for the state government as it appears determined to take decisions regarding the future of KLIS on expert opinion. In November, the NDSA informed the …

Long-term safety of KLIS barrages need re-engineering: Study
6 months, 1 week ago

Long-term safety of KLIS barrages need re-engineering: Study

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The flood protection measures may be in place at Sundilla, Annaram, and Medigadda barrages of the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Scheme but if the latest model studies of the Medigadda barrage, and a recent previous study for Annaram are anything to go by, the medium and long-term stability and safety of the barrages will require a massive engineering effort to …

NDSA forms technical panel to inspect barrages in Telangana
10 months, 1 week ago

NDSA forms technical panel to inspect barrages in Telangana

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD: The technical committee constituted by the National Dam Safety Authority to visit and carry out inspections of the Medigadda, Annaram and Sundilla barrages will submit its report within four months. The committee will examine the project data, drawings, design memoranda, tests and site investigation reports, barrage inspection reports and other reports/material related to the design, construction, quality control and …

KLIS inspection: Uttam assures full cooperation to NDSA expert panel
10 months, 1 week ago

KLIS inspection: Uttam assures full cooperation to NDSA expert panel

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Irrigation minister N. Uttam Kumar Reddy welcomed the Centre's decision to constitute an expert committee of the National Dam Safety Authority to inspect Medigadda, Annaram, and Sundilla barrages of the Kaleshwaram lift urrigation scheme. Uttam Kumar Reddy assured full cooperation from the state government. He said that the panel was formed following a request for a comprehensive investigation into …

KTR's Medigadda Solution of Cofferdam Dangerous, Reckless: Expert
10 months, 1 week ago

KTR's Medigadda Solution of Cofferdam Dangerous, Reckless: Expert

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Former chief minister and BRS president K. Chandrashekar Rao had famously claimed while in power, many times, that he “designed” the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Scheme after a “lot of study” and consultations with experts. In fact, the solution is fairly simple, claimed Rama Rao at a presser on Tuesday, declaring that all that was required was to build a …

Annaram Leak Drowns Inspection Works at Medigadda
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Annaram Leak Drowns Inspection Works at Medigadda

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The question of who will pay for the repairs to the Medigadda barrage, or for that matter for the work being done to test the extent of the damage and prepare the affected portions for full inspections by the National Dam Safety Authority, has once again raised its head. L&T said the release of water laid to waste 15 …

Damaged Portions of Block 7 at Medigadda Barrage May Have to Be Rebuilt
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Damaged Portions of Block 7 at Medigadda Barrage May Have to Be Rebuilt

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: The news from Medigadda barrage — the lynchpin of the Kaleshwaram lift irrigation scheme – where tests are being done to determine weaknesses, cracks and other damage, is not very encouraging, with sources saying it is very likely that up to six piers, the gates between them, and the rest of the barrage structure in the worst-hit Block 7 …

Design defects led to damages to Kaleshwaram barrages: CAG
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Design defects led to damages to Kaleshwaram barrages: CAG

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The CAG said that design faults resulted in the damages — that began in November 2019 — to the Medigadda barrage, as well at the Annaram and Sundilla barrages of the Kaleshwaram lift irrigation scheme. The CAG said that after the gates of the barrages were closed after the 2019 floods, it was found that the reinforced cement concrete …

TS govt seeks NDSA probe of Kaleshwaram barrages
10 months, 3 weeks ago

TS govt seeks NDSA probe of Kaleshwaram barrages

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The state government wrote to the National Dam Safety Authority seeking an inquiry into the condition of Medigadda, Annaram, and Sundilla barrages of the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Scheme and suggest measures on the future course of action. In informal conversations with media persons at his chambers in the Legislative Assembly on Wednesday, irrigation minister N. Uttam Kumar Reddy slammed …

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