The Irrigation Department of Telangana has termed the scathing comments made in the National Dam Safety Authority (NDSA) expert team report on the design, construction and operation and maintenance of Medigadda Barrage of Kaleshwaram Project as either unsubstantiated or made without full appreciation of facts.
In a letter addressed to Chairman of the NDSA Sanjay Kumar Sibal on Saturday after holding a lengthy meeting with the senior engineers of the department who included Engineers-in-Chief, Special Chief Secretary Rajat Kumar said although information about 11 out 20 aspects sought was submitted, documents pertaining to others were placed before the team both during the inspection and meeting on October 24.
He mentioned that they had received a letter on October 27 to furnish documents on all 20 aspects by October 29, they were sent for 17 aspects through mail on October 29 though they were not given any time (working days) to prepare the voluminous reports. Documents on the remaining three aspects were sent on November 1.
