Revanth To Constitute Expert Committee To Inquire On Kaleshwaram Irregularities

Hyderabad, Jan 28 (Maxim News): Chief Minister Revanth Reddy has decided to constitute an expert committee to inquiry on the quality of work done in the construction of the Medigadda, Annaram and Sundilla barrages of the Kaleshwaram Lift irrigation project which has been collapsed in a short time of hardly 4 years. 

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The project was constructed by the previous KCR/BRS government by spending the huge amount of over Rs. 1.25 lakh crore. 

The Chief Minister has held a review meeting on the Irrigation section and specifically ordered that a thorough study should be conducted on the strength of the barrages, measures to be taken over sagging of pillars in Medigadda and other aspects. 

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All steps should be taken based only on the committee’s recommendations.  After considering all the technical issues, decisions should be taken on further repairs and restoration measures.  there should not be scope for mistakes again, Revanth Reddy said. 

The Chief Minister directed the Irrigation officials to prepare a comprehensive report on all the meetings on River Krishna held since the formation of Telangana so far. 

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The report should include all the details covering Krishna River Management Board (KRMB) agendas, details of discussions, minutes, decisions taken and agreements, he said. 

“Out of the 811 TMC of Krishna water, why was the allocation of 512 tmc to Andhra Pradesh and 299 TMC to Telangana agreed to? All these aspects will be discussed during the all-party meeting,” Revanth Reddy said.

He also directed to compile details of the pending projects.  Seeking details on the current situation of the Palamuru Ranga Reddy Lift Irrigation project, he asked the officials as to why the land acquisition for Kalwakurthy project was not progressing as per schedule. 

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He also instructed officials to take steps for completing the Narayanpet-Kodangal lift irrigation project and the Srisailam Left bank Canal (SLBC) tunnel. 

Asking them to complete projects through the green channel, he asked for identification of projects that could be completed in a short time at low cost and for measures to be taken to provide irrigation water to farmers.  (Maxim News)

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