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Urgency Sparks Investigation into Medigadda Barrages' Disrepair
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Urgency Sparks Investigation into Medigadda Barrages' Disrepair

Deccan Chronicle  

Justice P.C. Ghose commission investigating Medigadda barrage continues to uncover details that led to the current state of disrepair of the barrages. Former engineer-in-chief N. Venkateswarulu informed the commission that the height of the cofferdam was increased by about five metres to facilitate work even during the rainy season. He also said that the original design for the cofferdam was …

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Cross-Examination of Witnesses in Medigadda Barrage Inquiry
2 months ago

Cross-Examination of Witnesses in Medigadda Barrage Inquiry

Deccan Chronicle  

Justice P.C. Ghose-led commission of inquiry (CoI) will resume its cross-examination of witnesses in the construction and maintenance of the Medigadda, Annaram and Sundilla barrages of the Kaleshwaram lift irrigation scheme (KLIS). The commission will also study the vigilance and enforcement (V&E) wing’s report and the National Dam Safety Authority (NDSA) report.

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Irrigation Officials Urge Telangana Govt to Seek IIT Roorkee Expertise for Kaleshwaram Barrages
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Irrigation Officials Urge Telangana Govt to Seek IIT Roorkee Expertise for Kaleshwaram Barrages

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Serious questions have been raised from within the irrigation department over the competence levels of its Central Designs Organisation, the department’s independent division, which provided designs that were used for the construction of the three barrages of the Kaleshwaram lift irrigation scheme at Sundilla, Annaram, and Medigadda — all of which are now in dire need of permanent repairs. …

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Long-term safety of KLIS barrages need re-engineering: Study
5 months, 3 weeks 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 …

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Kaleshwaram probe panel's term extended
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Kaleshwaram probe panel's term extended

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: The government on Saturday extended the term of the Justice Pinaki Chandra Ghose-led commission of inquiry into allegations of irregularities in construction of barrages at Sundilla, Annaram and Medigadda as part of the Kaleshwaram lift irrigation scheme by two months. The commission was set up to probe the alleged irregularities and Justice Ghose has visited the three barrages and …

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Telangana: KLIS Future Buried in Sands of Time
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Telangana: KLIS Future Buried in Sands of Time

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: There appears to be no end to the bad news on the Kaleshwaram project front with reports of agencies involved in the repairs and flood protection measures as recommended by the NDSA, struggling to bring up core samples from under the foundations of the Sundilla, Annaram, and Medigadda barrages of the project. And as the drilling for the cores …

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Telangana govt likely to construct cofferdam at Medigadda
8 months, 1 week 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 …

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Telangana HC Adjourns Petitions Seeking CBI Probe into Kaleshwaram Project
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Telangana HC Adjourns Petitions Seeking CBI Probe into Kaleshwaram Project

Deccan Chronicle  

The petitions were adjourned in view of the fact that the state government had on March 14 constituted a commission of inquiry to be headed Justice Pinaki Chandra Gosh, former judge of the Supreme Court to inquire into allegations of negligence, irregularities and lacunae in planning, designing and construction of Medigadda, Annaram and Sundilla barrages, the manner of award and …

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NDSA team arrives in Telangana for KLIS inspection
9 months, 2 weeks ago

NDSA team arrives in Telangana for KLIS inspection

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD: The National Dam Safety Authority expert committee, headed by former chairman of Central Water Commission J Chandrashekhar Iyer, arrived here on Wednesday and held a preliminary meeting with Irrigation Minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy and other officials before leaving for Medigadda in the evening. The government would take stern action against those officials who fail to provide required information …

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BRS claimed Medigadda was a boon, but it has turned into a blot: Telangana CM Revanth Reddy
10 months, 1 week ago

BRS claimed Medigadda was a boon, but it has turned into a blot: Telangana CM Revanth Reddy

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD: Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Saturday asked BRS leaders to tender an apology for the mistakes that occurred in the construction of the Medigadda barrage and give confessional statements when the state government-ordered probe by a retired judge gets underway. The chief minister said that even the five-member committee of retired engineers constituted by the then BRS government …

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Air of gloom hangs over Medigadda
10 months, 1 week ago

Air of gloom hangs over Medigadda

Deccan Chronicle  

Medigadda: The hot afternoon sun reflecting waves of heat from the carriageway on Medigadda on Tuesday, and the equally hot sand banks of the Godavari river bed, in some ways mirrored the intensity of the problem at the barrage, the lynchpin of the Kaleshwaram lift irrigation scheme. Even as officials made elaborate arrangements for Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy's visit …

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More defects, deviations tumble out in Vigilance probe into Medigadda fiasco
10 months, 3 weeks ago

More defects, deviations tumble out in Vigilance probe into Medigadda fiasco

The Hindu  

Abdication of responsibility and callousness in execution of work by contract agency Larsen & Toubro led to the extensive damage to the Medigadda Barrage of the Kaleshwaram project in October last, turning the mega structure into a failure in just four years time, an ongoing inquiry by the Vigilance and Enforcement Department into the fiasco has found. “We were shocked …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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Rahul Gandhi visits Medigadda barrage, alleges poor quality of construction
1 year, 1 month ago

Rahul Gandhi visits Medigadda barrage, alleges poor quality of construction

Deccan Chronicle  

WARANGAL: Intensifying the Congress’ focus on the alleged quality issues in the construction of Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao’s prestigious Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Scheme project, former AICC president Rahul Gandhi on Thursday inspected the Medigadda barrage, where some of the pillars sank. Accompanied by Telangana state Congress president A. Revanth Reddy and engineering officials of the irrigation department, Rahul Gandhi …

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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 …

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Kaleshwaram: File case against CM KCR, says Kishan Reddy
1 year, 1 month ago

Kaleshwaram: File case against CM KCR, says Kishan Reddy

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Union minister and BJP state president G. Kishan Reddy said with doubts being raised on the future of Kaleshwaram project, KCR is ready for a judicial probe as they are alleging sabotage. Addressing the media in Delhi, he said, “The Medigadda project barrage is the lifeline for Kaleshwaram project and damage here will affect the lifting of water. Finding …

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Design flaws likely caused sinking of barrage's pillars
1 year, 2 months ago

Design flaws likely caused sinking of barrage's pillars

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: A possible design fault that did not factor in the shifting of sand from under the foundations of the Lakshmi barrage at Medigadda on the Godavari river is believed to be the primary cause for the subsidence of one of the seven blocks of the barrage, making the structure useless with respect to the storage of water. On Tuesday, …

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Amidst Oppn Onslaught, Govt Keeps Mum, Medigadda a Write Off for Now
1 year, 2 months ago

Amidst Oppn Onslaught, Govt Keeps Mum, Medigadda a Write Off for Now

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Possible design faults that did not factor in shifting of sand from under the foundations of the Lakshmi barrage at Medigadda on Godavari river, are believed to be the primary causes that resulted in subsidence of one of the 7 blocks of the barrage, making the entire structure useless with respect to storage of water for which it was …

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Villagers downstream Medigadda barrage spend sleepless nights
1 year, 2 months ago

Villagers downstream Medigadda barrage spend sleepless nights

Deccan Chronicle  

MANTHANI : Thousands of people in the villages located downstream of Medigadda barrage are experiencing sleepless nights after the pillars of a bridge sunk by 0.6 meters in the Manthani Assembly Constituency in Jayashankar Bhupalapalli district. The incident created panic among the local people and many people were engaged in discussions in the villages for the last two days over …

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Farmers affected with backwater of Medigadda barrage intensify movement
2 years, 1 month ago

Farmers affected with backwater of Medigadda barrage intensify movement

Deccan Chronicle  

WARANGAL: Farmers from around 12 villages who are unable to cultivate crops due to the submergence of their fields by the backwater of the Medigadda barrage built under the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Scheme project decided to intensify their agitation by using the social media platform to demand compensation from the state government in Jayashankar Bhupalpally district. From the time when …

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