CM KCR Visited Sundilla Barrage, Siripuram Pump House and Goliwada Pump House

CM visited Sundilla Barrage, Siripuram Pump House, Golivada Pump House and inspected the works. He gave several suggestions to the officials, engineers and Working Agencies representatives. He wanted precautions to be taken while constructing the barrages. The CM reminded them about how anembankment made of earth was washed away due to floods at Mid Maner Dam last year. Keeping this bad experience in mind precautions should be taken while constructing Medigadda, Sundilla and Annaram Barrages. He wanted very strong constructions to come up at the places where the Barrages are joined with the embankment. Besides the construction of Barrage, a two-lane road should be laid on either side of Godavari for travel and transportation. He wanted the completion of the pump houses before the on set of the Monsoon next year. The CM also instructed the Collectors to complete the land acquisition for the projects.

Structures in tune with the Godavari River water speed

            He wanted the Medigadda Barrage having 1.63 Km length and 16.17 TMC of water capacity should be able to withstand any amount of flooding. The CM has examined the works taking place at Medigadda in a minuscule way. The CM inspected the Medigadda Pump House Lift System at Kannepally. The officials explained to the CM on how water is lifted using 11 Motors. The CM wanted the Pump House works to be completed by the summer. Later the CM visited the Annaram Barrage having 1.27 KMs length and 10.87 TMC capacities. He also visited Annaram Pump House at Siripuram. The CM also examined the 1.31 Kms long, 8.83 TMC capacity Sundilla Barrage and how 9 Motors are being fixed to pump the water. While constructing the Barrages and pump houses, the CM wanted the Gates should also be made and brought to the site along with the Motors. 

CM satisfied with the electricity department’s works

            The CM has congratulated the electricity department for making arrangements in a record level for supplying power to the Lift Irrigation schemes. The CM paid a visit to the Sub Stations being set up at Medigadda, Sundilla, Annaram Barrages pump houses. Transco CMD Sri Prabhakar Rao explained to the CM the arrangments made. Sri Prabhakar Rao said that it was estimated that 440 MWs is needed for the Medigadda Pump House. For this a 220 KV Sub Station was set up. A new 220 KV double circuit lane was set up for 80 Kms. The works are on the completion and by coming March all the works will be completed. Annaram Pump House needs 320 MWs and for this a 220 KV Substation and 220 KV double circuit lane for 28 Kms is being set up. 360 MW is required for Sundilla and for this a 400 KV sub station is being constructed with 400 KV double circuit lanes from Nirmal to Sundilla. Power supply to Sundilla and Annaram pump houses will be supplied from Sundilla. Sri Prabhakar Rao said arrangments for the power supply needed for the Lift Irrigation projects have been made. He said by March 2018 all the works of the electricity department will be completed. He said dedicated lines; power transformers and sub stations are set up for the lift irrigation schemes. 

            The CM felt happy that due to the prior planning electricity works are being completed on time. In this programmes irrigation E-in-C Sri Muralidhar, CE Sri Venkateshwarlu, NPDCL CMD Sri Gopal Rao, Transco Directors Sri Jagat Reddy, Sri Surya Prakash, Mancherial and Pedapalli Collectors Sri Kannan, Sri Prabhakar Reddy, L&T Chairman Sri Subramanyam, Mega Company MD Sri Krishna Reddy and others participated.

-Press note