A high-level meeting on flood management and dam safety held here on Tuesday in the wake of recent heavy flood to Kaddam project has come to an opinion that there is a need to create and additional 2 lakh cusecs flood discharge capacity by creating more vents and replacement of 65-year-old crest gates giving trouble in operation.
The meeting chaired by Special Chief Secretary (Irrigation) Rajat Kumar and attended senior engineers of the department is also understood have discussed at length the report submitted by the dam safety review panel of the Central Water Commission and State dam safety organisation which visited Kaddam and Sriramsagar projects.
A representation was also made on the condition of Kaddam dam by a consultant agency. The Special Chief Secretary stated that flash floods were occurring at Kaddam project as 70% of the rainfall was occurring in the nearby catchment areas of the dam and it was not allowing much time to operate/lift the gates and create sufficient flood cushion.
