Irrigation Minister N. Uttam Kumar Reddy said that the full and final report of the National Dam Safety Authority (NDSA) will come in a few days and the government will take a decision on the Kaleshwaram project once the full details are given.
He said that all the tests on the strength of the barrages are being done and the piecemeal arrangements cannot be done for such huge projects in the interests of the project’s future.
The damage to the barrage was noticed in 2019 itself, but the then government did not take any action. The NDSA report says that it would have been better if repairs were taken up at that time itself removing the water from the barrage, he said in an informal chat with reporters on Wednesday.