The final report of the ongoing Vigilance and Enforcement (V&E) Department inquiry into the sinking of the piers of Medigadda bof the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project (KLIP) has reached a standstill with the sudden death of V&E Director General Rajiv Ratan on April 9.
Drafting of the final report was about to be taken up when the head of the inquiry passed away, after examining, collecting information, the engineers involved in planning, design, execution and operation and maintenance with a set of about 150 questions was already completed. The engineers who were examined included an Engineer-in-Chief, and several Executive and Deputy Executive Engineers.
The D-G was planning to place a request before the government to expand the scope of the V&E inquiry to encompass the other two barrages — Annaram and Sundilla — and the three pumphouses linked to the barrages to find out whether the submergence of the pumphouses in the July 2022 floods has any link with the damage of Medigadda barrage and problems in the other two barrages.
