"medigadda-barrage"

Responding to the L&T statement, Rama Rao dismissed the National Dam Safety Authority’s (NDSA) report as a fabricated product of malicious imagination fueled by political motives. He accused both the State and Central governments of conducting a coordinated smear campaign against the Kaleshwaram project—the world’s largest multi-stage lift irrigation system—intended solely to target former Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao and discredit the achievements of the BRS.

L&T, Afcons seek clarifications on National Dam Safety Authority's final report, cite "inconsistencies" and "contradictory points"

Concerns are mounting over potential plans to weaken the project’s functionality with political decisions at the centre

Accuses Uttam Kumar Reddy of distorting NDSA report on Medigadda barrage for political gains

It is learned that under pressure from BJP leaders and the Congress government, the NDSA had sent the report to the Chief Secretary, fuelling the possibilities of a political conspiracy aimed at discrediting BRS leadership

BRS working president KT Rama Rao blamed the Cong for not repairing the Medigadda barrage due to its blind hatred for former CM KCR and letting water go down the stream to Andhra Pradesh

Referring to Irrigation Minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy’s statement in the Legislative Council that the Kaleshwaram project was safe, he questioned as to why the government was not storing water in the project if it was safe.

The BRS leader said it would be possible to store water in the dam and supply it to agricultural fields in the next season if the works were completed by June or July

The assurance came in response to concerns raised by Irrigation Minister Uttam Kumar Reddy on the prolonged inquiry process by the agency

The case was booked against the duo in the issue alleging misappropriation of government funds in the construction of Medigadda barrage

The petitioners filed a quash petition against the order directing the registration of a criminal revision petition filed by one Nagavelli Rajalingamurthy, who accused them and other officials of corruption related to the collapse of the Medigadda Barrage.

The Irrigation department's top brass is deeply divided over the fate of the Medigadda barrage and the broader Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project (KLIP). While a significant majority, barring a few exceptions, supports putting two of the three barrages back into operation, some senior officials believe that the Medigadda barrage's issues are being overemphasized.

He said the government left farmers in distress by asking them to reduce the cultivation area, citing possible water shortage under Sri Ram Sagar Project Phase-1 and Phase -2

Despite a year-long exercise, the final report is unlikely to be completed before the December 31 deadline set by the government

The desiltation of Kaddam Project, one of the State's key irrigation infrastructures, that has been particularly affected, will be taken up as the pilot project.

July 2022 floods were beyond all expectations and likely a primary cause of the damage to the Medigadda barrage, experts testify before the Judicial Commission headed by Justice PC Ghose

Though only three pillars of Medigadda, a small part in Kaleshwaram project, were shrunk, congress leaders misguided the people by spreading wrong propaganda, said BRS leader B Vinod Kumar

The open inquiry session focused on the structural integrity and safety protocols of the Medigadda, Annaram, and Sundilla barrages. Justice Ghose inquired whether model studies were conducted as required before the construction of the barrages.

The investigations are set to continue until the end of October. To finalize their studies, CWPRI requires the Medigadda barrage to be free of water storage for at least a couple of weeks

Critics argue that the NDSA report was designed to benefit the ruling party at the Centre, with allegations on planning, design, construction quality, and management errors.