A small portion of the bridge of the Lakshmi (Medigadda) barrage of the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project (KLIP) in Telangana’s Jayashankar Bhupalpally district ‘caved in’ after pillar number 20 of Block 7 of the barrage had ‘partially sunk’ amid loud sound on Saturday night, raising suspicion of sabotage.
The incident led to the temporary closure of the bridge of the barrage across the Godavari river that links Telangana’s Mahadevpur mandal with Maharashtra’s Gadchiroli district, as a safety precaution. Following the incident, KLIP officials immediately swung into action and complained to the local police about the incident suspecting some foul play citing the ‘deafening sound’ that preceded it.
The Block 7 of the barrage is located close to the Maharashtra side, sources in the Irrigation department said. The stored water in the barrage was let out by opening around 22 of the total 85 gates of the barrage to facilitate the technical assessment of the exact cause and extent of damage.
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