Uttam asks officials to approach MoJS and NDSA on operation of KLIP barrages
Based on the available investigations, a rehabilitation concept design for the Medigadda Barrage would be prepared by the end of August. A preliminary estimate of the rehabilitation cost would also be ready by mid-September, they stated. Additional technical inputs relating to Annaram and Sundilla would be available over the next two weeks.The review also examined proposals regarding possible pumping operations during the current monsoon.
- ▪Based on the available investigations, a rehabilitation concept design for the Medigadda Barrage would be prepared by the end of August.
- ▪A preliminary estimate of the rehabilitation cost would also be ready by mid-September, they stated.
- ▪Additional technical inputs relating to Annaram and Sundilla would be available over the next two weeks.The review also examined proposals regarding possible pumping operations during the current monsoon.
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HYDERABADMinister for Irrigation N. Uttam Kumar Reddy instructed authorities of the Irrigation department to immediately write to the Union Ministry of Jal Shakti (MoJS) and the National Dam Safety Authority (NDSA) seeking clear technical guidance on the future operation of the Medigadda, Annaram and Sundilla barrages of the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project (KLIP).At a high-level review meeting with officials, the Minister said written advice by any competent technical authority would be mandatory to decide whether storage and pumping operations could be safely resumed.“The correspondence with the MoJS should clearly explain why the barrages have not been used for storage or pumping and seek a formal opinion from the competent technical authorities,” he suggested.
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