
Nearly all complaints voiced by people living near Telangana’s Medigadda barrage start with the phrase Ganga ostadi (water comes), referring to the flooding of their homes and fields whenever it rains.
The construction of the barrage in Ambatipalli and Surraram villages has made life difficult for the residents because water diverted during heavy rains inundates their crops and houses. People living near the second Annaram (Saraswati) barrage under the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project, also known as KLIP, have similar concerns.