The Honourable Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao said that the whole World is looking at Telangana State with awe, where major component of works of the Kaleswaram project like the construction of barrages, complicated lift irrigation works and setting up of the power sub stations are being completed in two to three years. The reason for this is that in a country like ours it will take decades to complete the irrigation projects and Kaleswaram will go down in the history as a marvel. The CM observed that it is a great matter of pride that in the Telangana region where irrigation projects work was done at a snail’s speed under the erstwhile rule, all the irrigation projects in the State now are progressing on a war footing. It is also a matter of great importance that all the irrigation officials, engineers, workers, work agencies are doing with commitment and dedication keeping in mind the top priority accorded by the government in supplying water to the farm sector. The CM congratulated every one and said the works on the Kaleswaram projects have come to the last phase due to all-round effort put in by all the concerned. Since there will be a lot of water flow in the Godavari basin due to the onset of Monsoon, the CM has instructed the irrigation officials, Working Agencies personnel to complete the rest of the works on a fast track and divert Godavari water from Kaleswaram to the arid lands in the Telangana State.
The CM who examined the works on Rampur Pump house in the morning, later visited Medigadda Barrage works. He had undertaken an aerial view of the works and reviewed works on Medigadda with the officials concerned from the View Point near the project. He has given several useful and practical instructions to the officials. Later he travelled on the barrage examined 85 Gates. He later examined the works on the gates at five places of the Coffer Dam. He also inquired about the well being of some of the workers there. He congratulated them working even in the hot summer days. The CM said very soon the entire place will be full of water and no one can ever visit the place again. He dropped coins in the river. The CM has allowed the staff, officers, party leaders and others to take photos with him. The CM examined the site minutely for an hour.
Medigadda
About 85 gates were fixed and rubber sealing was done for about 26. The CM wanted to complete the work of rubber sealing of the other 59 gates in a week or ten days. The CM said that Godavari water should be brought into use in June month itself. He wanted after works on Medigadda are completed, store water coming from Prana Hita. The CM has instructed the officials to complete works on the pump houses for the reverse pumping of water from Medigadda to Annaram barrage through Kannepally pump house. However, works of Annaram and Sundilla Barrage are completed. Works on 13.5 kms long Canal with 3 TMC carrying capacity from Kannepally pump house to Annaram are also completed. He wanted water from Kaleswaram should reach SRSP Flood Flow Canal through Nandimedaram pumps. He wanted water to be lifted till Yellampally and should be diverted through Nandimedaram pumps. Under the SRSP flow canal Mid Maner Dam should also be filled up and from there water can be supplied till Mallanna Sagar. The CM also wanted completion of the Rajeswarraopet Pump house and Mupkal Pump house. He wanted all the tanks in Telangana to be filled with water. The CM instructed the official to get ready to lift 150 TMC water after completing works on three Barrages and five pump houses. The CM wanted that from Kaleswaram to Kodad, farm land should be supplied with the Godavari water. He urged the officials, engineers and work agencies to work with dedication and coordination in bringing in Kaleswaram water to use in this season only. He said if one works with commitment anything will be possible. He advised the officials to go for many trail runs and attend to the teething problems arising out of them. The CM also told them about the precautionary technical steps to be taken when flood hit due to rains. He wanted the officials to have latest communication system so that communication among all the concerned will be effective for the entire project. He also advised the irrigation officials construct permanent buildings for the department as the project had to be monitored regularly. Once the projects are completed with God’s grace, they will be named after Gods or historically important Telangana names. The project will be inaugurated on an auspicious day.
Minister Vemula Prashanth Reddy, Chief Whip Rajeshwar Reddy, MP J Santosh Kumar, MLC Seri Subhash Reddy, Irrigation E-in-C Muralidhar Rao, CM secretary Ms Smita Sabharwal, former MP Vinod Kumar, TRS leader Sravankumar Reddy, senior electricity official Gopal Rao, Kaleswaram project E-in-C Nalla Venkateswarlu, Contractor Mega Krishna Reddy, L&T Vice President and others officials have accompanied the CM.
