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The NDSA which was given 100 days time for investigation into the structural issues in the barrages, is expected to give its report this month.

The State government has for quite some time been pursuing the project clearances vigorously with the Ministry of Jal Shakti

As limited work time is available, the Irrigation Department officials have asked the L&T that has been executing the interim works as recommended by the NDSA, to step up the pace of operations.

The latter had briefed the commission on sequence of proceedings that led to the decision for taking up the construction of three barrages at Medigadda, Annaram and Sundilla and the source of water that was lifted from Godavari river.

BRS leader Dasoju Sravan wondered how Revanth Reddy was able to seek people’s vote once again in the Parliamentary polls even after drawing almost a blank in fulfilling the promises made during the assembly polls.

This could have been utilised for filling as many as 19 reservoirs under the project. He also wondered why the State representatives had abstained from the three-member committee meeting of the KRMB two days ago.

The team had a thorough inspection of the barrages and the sagging portions of the structures during its first visit on March 7 and 8.

Rao alleged that the Congress government was unmindful of the public suffering except for making statements to derive political mileage.

The six-member Committee was constituted to study the designs and construction of Medigadda, Annaram and Sundilla barrages of the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Scheme (KLIS)

The team undertook the inspection at the behest of Telangana government following seepage related issues reported at the barrage recently

In a point-by-point rebuttal, the former Deputy Chief Minister said the presentation on Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Scheme (KLIS) during the Ministers' visit exposed the false propaganda of the Congress.

Harish Rao handed over the letter to Uttam Kumar Reddy in the State Assembly on Saturday.

Irrigation department officials deny seepage reports at Annaram (Saraswati) barrage of KLIS, asserting its robust design and construction with proper materials and techniques to withstand potential threats.

Rabi crop irrigation schedule under Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Scheme would proceed as planned, and the farmers in the ayacut area would not be let down, said Irrigation Engineer-in-Chief N Venkateswarlu

Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao explained the impact of the State government's efforts that propelled the growth of the State on multiple fronts. He stated that Telangana made a remarkable progress across various sectors in shortest time.

Speaking after releasing KLIS water into Ramayampet canal from Sangareddy canal at Kondapochamma Sagar at Gouraram on Tuesday, he said that Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao became a modern-day Bhagiratha by bringing Godavari water to old Medak district.

Four pumps are in operation at Medigadda, and three each at Saraswati and Parvathi barrages that are part of Linek 1 of the Lift scheme

Though officials have been exuding confident over prospects of a normal Kharif this year with a marginal variation in net area under different crops, the sowings are still less than one third of normal

Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Scheme (KLIS), the world’s largest lift irrigation project, is up and running, with all 13 pumps of the project's Link-1 starting to lift water

Located at Gudatipally in Akkannapet mandal of Siddipet, the project now boasts an impressive storage capacity of 8.23 TMCft