Bolisetty seeks apology from Anil Kumar Yadav
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‘Minister had cast aspersions on experts when they called for repairs to Srisailam dam’
National Convener of Jal Biradari, Bolisetty Satyanarayana, stated that Minister of Irrigation (Water Resources) P. Anil Kumar Yadav didn’t heed the recommendation of consultants corresponding to Waterman of India Rajendra Singh who had cautioned that the Srisailam dam was in pressing want of repairs.
Addressing a press convention right here on Saturday, Mr. Satyanarayana stated that the Minister stated that there is no such thing as a subject with the dam and dismissed it as mere propaganda by the opposition social gathering. The Minister even accused Dr. Rajendra Singh of becoming a member of palms with the opposition, Mr. Satyanarayana claimed.
“But now, he has to take back his words, as it is learnt that the Chief Minister himself had initiated a committee to look into the matter and the committee has recommended immediate repair works to the tune of ₹900 crore,” Mr. Satyanarayana stated.
“Since the dam is catering to the needs of both Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy has written a letter to Jal Shakti Ministry to advise the Telangana Government to share the cost of repairs to the plunge pool,” he stated.
Sharing particulars in regards to the injury to the dam, Mr. Satyanarayana stated the previous Superintendent Engineer (Irrigation) K. Haranath had acknowledged that dam safety works ought to be undertaken periodically, however no such works had been achieved since 2003. “No effort was made to replace the concrete apron after its erosion. The rock below the apron was relatively soft quartzite interbedded with a shale band that was getting scoured easily, and a cavity of 4,500 cubic metres was found in blocks 8 and 11 of the apron in 2002 but only 143 cubic metres could be filled,” Mr. Satyanarayana stated quoting Mr. Haranath.
Mr. Satyanarayana additional identified that in February 2019, Superintendent Engineer M. Sreenivas Reddy of Srisailam dam had stated that each one repairs to the dam had been carried out as per the ideas of the National Institute of Oceanography (NIO), Goa, which had performed an in depth research of the dam.
With regard to the ‘plunge pool’ that’s shaped by water falling from a top, Mr Reddy stated the NIO had video-recorded the formation. Any advisory it provides can be applied. The plunge pool was shaped in an extent of 400 metres, out of the full size of 594.36 metres. The water influence has been meticulously studied, it’s learnt.
Dr. Rajendra Singh’s workforce visited the dam web site and interacted with the officers and observed that plunge pool filling isn’t achieved and it may injury the Srisailam dam, because the geology of the soil has horizontal fractures. He cautioned the State Government to take mandatory care and suggested that in case of scarcity of funds, they’ll method the Union Government to sanction funds underneath Dam Rehabilitation and Improvement Project II (DRIP II).
Despite all these developments, Mr. Anil Kumar Yadav had sought to solid aspersions on the consultants, Mr. Satyanarayana stated.
“We demand an unconditional apology from the Minister for his comments against Magsaysay awardee Dr. Rajendra Singh and urge the government to initiate immediate steps to prevent further damage to the dam,” he stated.
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