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- Telangana is facing a 31-35% monsoon rainfall deficit linked to El Niño, with drought-like conditions in 30 of 33 districts, even as flood inflows from Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh flow into the Medigadda barrage.
- BRS working president K T Rama Rao has demanded that the Congress government operate the Kannepalli pump house of the Kaleshwaram project to lift Godavari waters for irrigation, saying the pumps can run safely since the river is above the required level.
- Irrigation minister Uttam Kumar Reddy refused, saying the Medigadda, Annaram and Sundilla barrages were declared structurally unsafe by the National Dam Safety Authority after Medigadda's partial collapse in October 2023, and holding water could cause further damage.
- He blamed the previous BRS regime for the barrage's failure and said restoration designs from IIT Bombay must be cleared by the NDSA, Central Water Commission and a Technical Oversight Committee before the barrages can be used.
What to watch next
- Whether the state operates the Kannepalli pump house amid continuing rainfall deficit
- Completion of investigations and IIT Bombay's rehabilitation designs for the three barrages
- Approvals from the Technical Oversight Committee, NDSA and Central Water Commission for restoration work
What changed2
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The Hindu — Telangana[1]
KTR seeks clarity on State’s stand over revival of Adilabad CCI plantHindustan Times[2]
Telangana govt frames strategy to mitigate impact of el Niño
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Named India · Adilabad · Cement Corporation of India · A. Revanth Reddy · Bharat Rashtra Samithi · CCI Sadhana Samithi · Central Water and Power Research Station · Congress · D Sridhar Babu · Godavari River · H.D. Kumaraswamy · IIT Bombay · Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Scheme
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