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Telangana’s Kaleshwaram project flawed: NDSA report | Latest News India

Telangana’s Kaleshwaram project flawed: NDSA report | Latest News India

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The final report submitted by the expert committee of National Dam Safety Authority (NDSA) to the Telangana government with regard to the damages caused to Medigadda barrage of the Kaleshwaram lift irrigation project on Godavari river in Jayashankar Bhupalpally district has kicked up a political slugfest in the state. The 378-page report explained what went wrong with the construction of Kaleshwaram project, including the redesigning of the original plan. (Government of Telangana) The 378-page report, which was seen by HT, explained what went wrong with the construction of Kaleshwaram project, including the redesigning of the original plan, relocation of the project site from Tummidihatti to Kaleshwaram and structural designs in Medigadda and two other barrages on the river – Annaram and Sundilla. The report, which was prepared in December, was sent to the state government on April 24 after incorporating some more suggestions from the Union Jal Shakti ministry. “We shall discuss the report in the state cabinet to be held next week and initiate an appropriate action plan to restore the project,” state irrigation …

Congress Govt. delaying restoration of Medigadda only to show BRS rule in poor light: Harish Rao alleges

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hyderabad Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) has faulted the proceedings in the Telangana Assembly on Tuesday as the House was adjourned for the day without giving an opportunity to the Opposition after the treasury benches spoke on Kaleshwaram Project and Medigadda Barrage. Speaking outside the Assembly, former Minister and BRS MLA T. Harish Rao said the Congress Government was trying to portray only one side of Kaleshwaram Project by making people believe that only the damaged Medigadda Barrage is part of the project. The team of legislators led by Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy should also see Ranganayakasagar, Mallannasagar, Kudellivagu and the lush green farm fields cultivated with water from them, which too are part of Kaleshwaram and get water from Medigadda. He stated that Kaleshwaram was compilation of three barrages, 15 reservoirs, 19 sub-stations, 21 pump houses, 203 km long tunnels, 1,531 km long gravity canals, 98 km pressure mains, 141 tmc ft storage capacity, lifting water from 100 meters above mean sea level to 630 meters and utilisation capacity of 240 tmc ft. However, …

Kishan Reddy questions Telangana Govt’s stand on probe into KLIS flaws

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Telangana BJP President and Union Minister G. Kishan Reddy addressing a press conference held at the party office in Hyderabad on January 2, 2024. | Photo Credit: By Arrangement Telangana BJP President and Union Minister for Tourism, Culture and Development of Northeast Region G. Kishan Reddy, on Tuesday, has questioned if Chief Minister Revanth Reddy has forged an understanding with former Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao in “not taking action against the corruption of previous government especially with regard to the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Scheme (KLIS)“. “KLIS is the biggest scam of the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) Government but the Congress Government seems to be dilly-dallying not knowing what to do next after a powerpoint presentation was made to the group of ministers during their visit to the project site recently. Does Mr. Revanth Reddy have the guts to write to the Centre to order an investigation by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) into KLIS,” he asked. Addressing a press conference at the party office in Hyderabad on Tuesday, Mr. Kishan Reddy alleged that …