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The Irrigation Department has estimated that a total of Rs 558 crore would be required for repairs and rehabilitation efforts

In Madhapur, authorities started razing down structures at Sunam Cheruvu; similar exercise underway at Ameenpur lake in Sangareddy district

SRSP Superintending Engineer says water level almost reached 90%, hence the floodgates of the project were lifted and released into Godavari

The officials inspected the nala near businessman Pradeep Reddy’s farmhouse at Janwada – Miyakhanguda (Agnipur). The officials measured the nala width and other aspects in the area.

With floods in the Krishna river receding, the Irrigation Department officials on Monday closed all the crest gates of the Nagarjuna Sagar Project.

The department has identified some 15 such projects that need a significant final push for their completion.

They maintained that the department could have completed that task also by now as suggested with minimum hydraulic force.

Justice Ghose interacted with officials of the Irrigation Department right from the Irrigation Secretary to the Chief Engineer of the project for the initial briefing after a powerpoint presentation.

The pond, which had a storage capacity of 7 tmc was meant to meet the energy needs and even drinking water needs in emergencies.

The Mission Bhagiratha department reassured that the State currently has an ample water supply, effectively meeting the required demand through Mission Bhagiratha.

This exercise has to be completed in advance, taking adequate precautions. By raising the gates, water storage at an undesired level can be avoided, even in the event of heavy flooding.

But certain structural issues observed in the project have to be addressed on permanent basis on the 57-year-old major irrigation project.

Harish Rao also demanded the release of water from Mallanna Sagar and to improve the storage in Anantha Sagar to 1 TMCft. The BRS would launch protests to support the farmers unless the government responds, he added.

The coffer dam, a temporary structure which can help maintain a dry work area for taking up the rehabilitation work in the affected stretches of the structure, would be built covering the impacted stretches due to sinking of the piers in Block no 7 for diverting water.

Crime branch of Jammu and Kashmir Police on Wednesday filed a chargesheet against nine persons, including five former officials of the irrigation department.

The long awaited clearance from the Ministry of Environment would facilitate implementation of the irrigation component of the Rs.35,200 crore project

Police said Baddi Gangadhar (50) had a fatal fall while he was trying to climb atop the flood gate after fixing a leakage

An amount of Rs.26,885 crore has been proposed for the Irrigation Department for the 2023-24 fiscal

The pump-house had suffered massive damage during the heavy floods in July this year.

Engineer-in-Chief C Muralidhar wrote to NWDA asking it to consider the proposal only after the completion or at least active construction of the Mahanadi- Godavari link of Inter-Linking of Rivers project in due course.