Medigadda Pillar Cracks Spread Wider
1 year, 1 month ago

Medigadda Pillar Cracks Spread Wider

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Cracks, which appeared on the two pillars of the seventh block of the Medigadda barrage, have spread to four more pillars in the sixth to eighth blocks on Wednesday. According to sources, the pillars sank 7.5 feet deep in five days — five feet deep on Saturday, another one and a half feet by Tuesday and one more foot by Wednesday evening — spreading structural damage to six pillars from 15 to 20 of the seventh block of the barrage. An expert team led by National Dam Safety Authority chairman Anil Jain, which visited Medigadda Barrage on Tuesday, inspected the damage that occurred from sixth to eighth block for around two hours and collected the samples of the pillar walls that were damaged. “When the officials started constructing the remaining blocks like that of the fourth block they were informed that the foundation for the construction of pillars in the remaining blocks also must be done after a proper estimation and soil testing like that of the fourth block,” the villagers claimed.

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Earthquake prompts urgent checks at Medigadda
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Earthquake prompts urgent checks at Medigadda

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Wednesday’s early morning 5.3 magnitude earthquake near Medaram village in Mulugu district of Telangana is believed to have not impacted the Medigadda barrage on Godavari river, with officials from the irrigation department, fearing possible repercussions, inspecting the barrage and pronouncing it safe from the quake’s impact. Meanwhile, a former senior state irrigation department official with vast experience in operation …

Less Expensive Protection Options at Medigadda Being Explored
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Less Expensive Protection Options at Medigadda Being Explored

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: The irrigation department, likely staring at expensive repairs to the stricken Medigadda barrage where protection works are to be completed – to the extent possible – before the onset of monsoon this year and the beginning of increasing flows in Godavari river, and possible floods, is exploring ways and means for quick and less expensive fixes to address some …

Monsoon protection work on Medigadda may be limited to lifting gates
7 months, 1 week ago

Monsoon protection work on Medigadda may be limited to lifting gates

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Monsoon protection works at the Medigadda barrage of the Kaleshwaram project are anticipated to commence, primarily focusing on the lifting of gates in Block 7 – the most severely affected section of the barrage, according to sources. The irrigation department has reportedly instructed L&T, the company responsible for constructing the barrage, to initiate work promptly based on recommendations from …

No use in repairing Medigadda barrage: NDSA panel report
7 months, 2 weeks ago

No use in repairing Medigadda barrage: NDSA panel report

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD: The interim report of the expert committee constituted by the National Dam Safety Authority stated that there would be no use, even if repairs were carried out to the damaged piers of Medigadda. In order to avoid/minimise hydraulic forces on gates as well as structure, all gates of Block 7 shall be lifted to fully opened position before onset …

Telangana govt likely to construct cofferdam at Medigadda
8 months ago

Telangana govt likely to construct cofferdam at Medigadda

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD: The state government is likely to construct a cofferdam above the seventh pier of the Medigadda barrage to divert water from the Godavari river for the Kharif season. “Once, we receive the report, the chief minister will take the final call on how to go about the damaged Medigadda barrage,” sources in the government said. Though there were reports …

Medigadda row: KTR brazens it out, standing at leaking barrage
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Medigadda row: KTR brazens it out, standing at leaking barrage

Deccan Chronicle  

Rama Rao on Friday visited the Medigadda barrage, built amid great fanfare by the BRS government but which sank at the end of its tenure, and the Annaram barrage which sprang a leak. With these structures as the backdrop, Rama Rao claimed that he had gone there to fend off the "false propaganda" being made against the Kaleshwaram project. Let …

KTR's Medigadda Solution of Cofferdam Dangerous, Reckless: Expert
9 months, 3 weeks 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 …

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

Soil tests to check if Medigadda barrage is fit for use
10 months, 1 week ago

Soil tests to check if Medigadda barrage is fit for use

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD: Top Vigilance officials have told TNIE that only a thorough assessment of the substrata of sand below the Medigadda barrage can reveal the actual extent of the damage to it. The National Dam Safety Authority will assess the level of sand erosion and check how much of the barrage is free-standing. Doubts about the stability of the barrage grew …

Design defects led to damages to Kaleshwaram barrages: CAG
10 months, 1 week 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 …

Medigadda barrage sinking: Union Minister Kishan Reddy dares Congress to seek CBI probe
10 months, 1 week ago

Medigadda barrage sinking: Union Minister Kishan Reddy dares Congress to seek CBI probe

New Indian Express  

HANAMKONDA/RAJANNA-SIRCILLA: Accusing Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy of staging a “political drama” in the name of the Medigadda barrage sinking, BJP state president and Union Minister G Kishan Reddy on Tuesday sharply criticised the Congress government for the trip to the barrage amid the Budget session of the Assembly. Speaking to the media here, Kishan claimed that Congress lacked the …

Telangana: Vigilance officials to submit preliminary report on Medigadda barrage to state govt next week
11 months ago

Telangana: Vigilance officials to submit preliminary report on Medigadda barrage to state govt next week

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD : The Vigilance and Enforcement officials are likely to submit their preliminary report on the sinking of the piers of Medigadda barrage to the state government next week. The government ordered a probe into the sinking of Medigadda barrage two weeks ago. The officials reportedly felt that the loss to the exchequer due to the sinking of piers of …

Medigadda Engineers Kept Mum When Barrage was Cracking up: Vigilance Probe Findings
11 months ago

Medigadda Engineers Kept Mum When Barrage was Cracking up: Vigilance Probe Findings

Deccan Chronicle  

: The ongoing probe by the vigilance and enforcement wing of the state police has revealed that there appeared to be not an ounce of professionalism on the part of the engineers, involved in the construction of the now out of action Medigadda barrage, or for that matter the Annaram and Sundilla barrages upstream of Medigadda, which are feared to …

Telangana Ministers to Visit Medigadda Barrage Today
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Telangana Ministers to Visit Medigadda Barrage Today

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Irrigation minister N. Uttam Kumar Reddy and industries minister D. Sridhar Babu will conduct a site visit to the Medigadda barrage on Friday to assess the current status of the barrage, a crucial component of the Kaleshwaram project. The ministers will be presented with a detailed overview by irrigation officials through a PowerPoint presentation on the redesigning of the …

BJP slams BRS govt over Medigadda, Kaleshwaram project
1 year, 1 month ago

BJP slams BRS govt over Medigadda, Kaleshwaram project

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The BJP on Friday mounted a frontal attack on the BRS government on the Kaleshwaram project with BJP state president and Union Minister G Kishan Reddy saying the project has become a “hallmark” of “corruption, failed projects, leakages” of the Telangana state government. Today, 10 years after its formation, Telangana, under the BRS government headed by KCR, after spending …

Repair of Barrage Will Be Costly and Time Consuming, Say Experts
1 year, 1 month ago

Repair of Barrage Will Be Costly and Time Consuming, Say Experts

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Contrary to claims that the sinking of a section of the ‘Lakshmi’ barrage at Medigadda is something that can be dealt with without too much of trouble, it appears that the Telangana irrigation department, and L&T Construction — which built the barrage and according to officials which will take up rectification work at its cost — the task of …

Medigadda barrage: Police Rule Out Foul Play, Say Poor Design
1 year, 1 month ago

Medigadda barrage: Police Rule Out Foul Play, Say Poor Design

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Bhupalpally district superintendent of police Kiran Khare on Tuesday said the damage to the Medigadda barrage was, prima facie, due to a structural fault. He said the police had taken a petition from the assistant engineer of the irrigation department regarding damage to the barrage and a request to investigate matter thoroughly from all angles. Sources said the police …

Political Parties Demand White Paper, Inquiry Over Medigadda Barrage Damage
1 year, 2 months ago

Political Parties Demand White Paper, Inquiry Over Medigadda Barrage Damage

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The Congress and the BJP slammed the BRS government for the damage to the Medigadda barrage and said the onus lay squarely on Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao and his family members. Why is the BJP, which is alleging corruption in the construction of the Kaleshwaram projet not ordering a probe into the issue.” In a press meet held …

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