The reported sinking of one of the pillars of the Lakshmi (Medigadda) barrage of the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project (KLIP) on Saturday night sparked allegations of ‘poor quality of works’ and ‘design flaws’ by the leaders of both the Congress and the BJP.
All India Congress Committee (AICC) secretary and Manthani MLA D Sridhar Babu staged a sit-in near the Medigadda barrage site late on Sunday afternoon in protest against the alleged denial of entry to the barrage to take stock of the situation. He was allowed to visit the barrage later in the day.
Mr. Sridhar Babu told the media that the denial of entry to the media was giving rise to suspicion that an attempt was being made to conceal some ‘flaws’ in the design of the Medigadda barrage. During the construction of the much-publicised KLIP, the persons at the helm did not heed the advice of technical experts, who expressed doubts over the feasibility of the redesigning of the project, he alleged.
