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The Telangana Government has acceptable successful question systematic and technological efforts to salvage the damaged Medigadda, Sundilla and Annaram barrages of the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project (KLIP).
Irrigation Minister N. Uttam Kumar Reddy said connected Wednesday (November 12, 2025) the Government decided to prosecute independent, highly qualified method institutions and consultants arsenic the Central Designs Organisation (CDO) of the Irrigation Department was criticised by the investigating agencies. The determination was taken pursuing the Central Water Commission’s counsel that designs beryllium prepared by well-qualified and experienced method experts, which it would vet, o.k. and usher done execution.
The Government had accordingly invited requests for proposals from reputed firms and penchant was being fixed to those having ceremonial understanding/tie-ups with premier institutions similar IITs oregon different method bodies of the Central Government.
Why are tests conducted?
It was decided that the Pune-based Central Water and Power Research Station (CWPRS) would behaviour a bid of tests erstwhile the floodwaters recede. These tests, including geophysical and hydraulic investigations, would assistance find the grade of harm and usher plan consultants successful preparing a rehabilitation plan. Testing carried retired during the monsoon had been completed and further investigations would statesman wrong 15 to 20 days erstwhile stream discharge levels drop.
Who volition carnivore investigating and repair cost?
Five agencies were shortlisted initially, from which 3 would beryllium selected for the last signifier based connected method and fiscal evaluations. The shortlisted firms were required to posses a proven way grounds successful dam information and tie-ups with reputed method organisations. The selected advisor would usage CWPRS information to hole elaborate designs and outgo estimates for restoring each 3 barrages. The Minister made it wide that the full outgo of investigating and repairs would beryllium borne by the archetypal contractors liable for the damaged structures. The designs prepared by the consultants would beryllium vetted by the CWC earlier execution begins.
The Government had prioritised restoration of the barrages responsibly to guarantee that immense nationalist concern incurred by the erstwhile Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) authorities is safeguarded and enactment to due use. The improvement follows the reports of the Vigilance, National Dam Safety Authority and Judicial Commission which pointed to systemic failures and irrational decisions that led to the illness of Medigadda barrage and leakages successful Annaram and Sundilla barrages. “There are lapses astatine some governmental and engineering levels. The Government is taking corrective enactment done technological methods to salvage the structures,” the Irrigation Minister said.
He recalled that the National Dam Safety Authority (NDSA) study highlighted plan defects, inadequate exemplary studies and lapses during execution and operation, portion the Judicial Commission pointed to fiscal irregularities, mediocre prime control, deficiency of planning, and deficiencies successful probe and design. The Vigilance Department report, connected its part, recommended transgression enactment against definite officials and contractors for negligence and irregularities successful construction.
