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Minister for Finance Payyavula Keshav connected Tuesday (March 31, 2026) stated that the enactment connected replacing the Tungabhadra Dam gates is progressing astatine a accelerated pace, and that the removal of 33 gates and their replacement with caller ones successful a azygous play is simply a grounds of sorts.
Mr. Keshav, on with Government Chief Whip Kaluva Srinivasulu and officials, inspected the ongoing installation works of TB dam gates astatine Hospet successful neighbouring Karnataka. The gross fig 19 of the dam was washed distant successful the twelvemonth 2024 and was temporarily replaced then. Last year, the works connected replacement of each the 33 gates was taken up pursuing their deteriorating state.
Speaking to media persons aft inspecting the works, Mr. Keshav said that Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu had instructed them to “go each out” to regenerate the gates. This prompted them to instrumentality up the works astatine a faster pace, and they volition beryllium mounting a grounds by replacing each 33 gates successful a azygous season. “The institution progressive successful the works is expected to implicit them earlier the deadline,” helium said, adding that the gait of works reflects the government’s committedness to support the interests of the farmers.
Mr. Keshav said that past twelvemonth they had completed the works connected Handri-Neeva canal enlargement and proved that they present alternatively than making promises. “The erstwhile government, connected the different hand, ignored the irrigation assemblage and failed to respond adjacent aft the projects and their gates were washed away,” helium said, adding that their authorities had instantly swung into enactment to instrumentality up repairs connected TB dam and protected the interests of the farmers.
Mr. Keshav said that the process of replacing each the gates successful a azygous play is simply a large task and the shifting of 60 feet gates to the dam was a challenge. Irrigation experts similar Kannayya Naidu and besides engineers of Central Water Commission were progressive successful the process, helium said, adding that the works were taken up successful consultation with the Karnataka government.
He said that 18 gates were already installed and welding works volition commencement soon. “We had acceptable a people of completing the works by May this twelvemonth but we are hopeful that they volition beryllium completed earlier May,” helium said. It was besides agreed betwixt the 2 States to modernise the canals to guarantee determination was nary wastage of water, helium added.
Later, Mr. Keshav inspected the 803 metre Dharoji passageway of the precocious level canal that supplies h2o to Rayalaseema portion from the TB Dam. Government Chief Whip Kaluva Srinivasulu said that it is arsenic challenging to regenerate gates of a task arsenic constructing a caller one.
