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On the other hand, Karnataka CM Siddaramaih will visit the Tungabhadra Dam this afternoon.
Andhra Pradesh Minister of Water Resources Development Nimmala Ramanaidu reviewed the current situation at Tungabhadra dam on Tuesday.
Along with Nimmala, Finance Minister Payyavula Keshav inspected the broken 19th crest gate link of Tungabhadra reservoir, which has been washed away by flood water recently. Nimmala said that it occurred due to a lack of management.
On the other hand, Karnataka CM Siddaramaih will visit the Tungabhadra Dam this afternoon.
The AP Experts Committee met with Tungabhadra Dam officials regarding this emergency situation on Monday. The government officials are discussing the waste of water from the 19th gate and the construction of a new gate.
The dam was built across the Tungabhadra River in Hosapete, Ballari district, Karnataka. The dam is also known as Pampa Sagar, and it is a multipurpose dam serving irrigation, electricity generation, and flood control.
In fact, it is India’s largest stone-masonry dam and one of the only two non-cement dams in the country. Notably, the dam is built of surki mortar, which is a combination of mud and limestone commonly used at the time of its construction.
It is known that the dam was a joint project built by the erstwhile Kingdom of Hyderabad and the Madras Presidency in 1949.
