A team of experts from the National Dam Safety Authority (NDSA) led by former Chairman of the Central Water Commission (CWC) J. Chandrashekhar Iyer has sought more information from the Irrigation department for recommending temporary measures for rehabilitation of Medigadda and two other barrages of the Kaleshwaram project before the onset of monsoon season.
According to the Irrigation department authorities, the additional information was sought by the team following their (department) request to make interim recommendations to prevent further damage to the structures during the monsoon/flood season. The NDSA team held extensive interactions with all stakeholders here for three days from March 20 after their initial meeting on March 6 and visit to the barrages on March 7 and 8.
During interactions with engineers and other officials of different wings such as investigation, design, construction, quality control, operation and maintenance of the Irrigation department, NDSA experts were said to have tried to elicit information on the change of location of barrages from the initially placed ones and whether the decision was taken after conducting necessary geological tests.
