MEDIGADDA: The Congress government on Friday set a deadline of ten days for completing the National Dam Safety Authority ’s recommended measures at the Sundilla, Annaram, and Medigadda barrages with irrigation minister N. Uttam Kumar Reddy making it clear that not only must the works be completed in a week to a maximum of ten days, but every measure that …
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 …
Irrigation Minister N. Uttam Kumar Reddy said that the Bharat Rashtra Samithi has no moral right to criticise the Congress government with regard to its attempts to revive the damaged Medigadda Barrage, part of Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project, terming it a disaster thrusted upon the State by the BRS government. Addressing a press conference at Jala Soudha on Wednesday, Mr. …
Hyderabad: BRS leader T. Harish Rao claimed that the Congress government was denying him an opportunity to rebut the arguments of ministers in the Assembly. Speaking on the Medigadda barrage issue, he claimed: “The sinking of one or two pillars is being blown out of proportion.” He said the Kaleshwaram lift irrigation scheme involved three barrages, 15 reservoirs, 19 substations, …