CM inspects underground works at Medaram, Ramadugu packages

Hyderabad: Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao on Friday morning, as part of his visit to the projects, visited Pedapalli district’s Medaram (Package 6), Karimnagar district’s Ramadugu (Package 8) and examined the underground works.

The Chief Minister has examined the tunnels; pump houses, surge pools, Sub Stations and switchyards. Water lifted from Medigadda will reach Yellampally via Annaram and Sundilla. From Yellampally the water will reach underground surge pool on the outskirts of Medaram village through a 9.53 KM tunnel. The 9.53 Km long tunnels constructed with 10 Diameters ‘D” shaped radius. He made a keen examination of the tunnel. Transco CMD Sri D Prabhakar Rao informed the CM that to pump water from underground Surge pool to Medaram Tank, seven pump sets having the capacity of 124.5 MW are being set up. The CMD further informed that since the whole terrain is with hillocks and forest area, the 400 MW Sub station is also constructed underground. The BHEL officials who are entrusted with manufacturing of the pump sets have also spoke to the CM.

BHEL GM Sundarajan said of the seven pump sets two will be fixed by next June and the rest by December. The CM said the crucial phase would be when water will be lifted for 105 Mts from Kannepally to reach Medaram through Sundilla. He wanted all the works to be done by next summer and keep everything ready to pump and lift water. The CM also examined works taking place from Medaram to Ramadugu. Minister T Harish Rao, Irrigation E-in-C Muralidhar and CE Venkateshwarlu have explained to the CM about the progress in works.

The Chief Minister has examined the 15 Kms tunnel, 5.7 Km canal from Medaram to Ramadugu (Laxmipur). The CM visited pump house, surge pool, 400 KV Sub Station at Laxmipur. CMD Prabhakar Rao said that arrangements are made for the supply of 973 MW of power required to run seven pumps having the capacity of 129 MW to lift water from Laxmipur. The CM instructed that the water lifted from Medaram and Laxmipur should be flown into the flood canal at 99 th Km. He wanted arrangements should be made to pump 2 TMC of water every day. He wanted water should be drawn in large quantities from Godavari from the next monsoon.

KCR also wanted 1 TMC to be supplied to SRSP and another 1 TMC to Mid Maner. He said that the crucial phase of work in Kaleswaram project is the process of water reaching the flood canal from Medigadda Barrage and Kannepally pump house and hence the works should be done with quality with high standards. He wanted all the works should be done simultaneously. The CM interacted with the officials, engineers, and representatives of the working agencies and gave some suggestions.

Ministers Harish Rao and Etela Rajender, Govt Chief Whip Koppula Eshwar, Government Advisor G Vivek, MPs Vinod Kumar and Balka Suman, Chief Secretary SP Singh, DGP Mahender Reddy, Special Chief Secretary (Irrigation) SK Joshi, TS Genco CMD D Prabhakar Rao accompanied the Chief Minister.

Review meeting on Kaleswaram Project

The Chief Minister also decided to have a full-length review meeting on the Kaleswaram project works at Pragati Bhavan in Hyderabad on Saturday. He will review the issues he had observed during his visit.