Irrigation department Special Chief Secretary Rajat Kumar has asserted that the Kaddam project in Nirmal district did not suffer any damage due to the recent heavy rains as the operations and maintenance wing of the department carried out repairs to the project recently.
The project remained intact in spite of 300 mm rainfall in the four upstream mandals of Adilabad district. Mr. Rajat Kumar reviewed the impact of heavy rains on SRSP, Kaddam and Kaleshwaram projects and the safety measures put in place.
He said the unexpected changes in atmosphere were leading to situations like cloud burst, but the government was geared up to meet any eventuality. Construction of irrigation projects would be taken up after the Central Water Commission’s clearances, but the India Meteorological Department as well as European satellite agencies were unable to give advance intimation about the severity of rainfall.
