Overview
- A Central Water and Power Research Station assessment reported that Annaram and Sundilla barrages have no major issues and that Medigadda can be returned to service after pier repairs and an upstream cofferdam.
- Bharat Rashtra Samithi leaders seized the report to demand immediate operation of the Kannepalli pump house and other Kaleshwaram components to lift water for fields and local reservoirs.
- BRS alleges Andhra Pradesh diverted about 140 TMCft of Krishna water through the Pothireddypadu regulator, a claim that intensifies political pressure but remains contested in official records.
- The Telangana government has previously cited the National Dam Safety Authority as its reason for not operating Kannepalli and, in the coverage provided, has not been shown to have reversed that stance.
- If pumps are run without Medigadda storage, BRS says water could be moved upstream into Yellampally and help fill Mallanna Sagar, Kondapochamma Sagar and Ranganayaka Sagar, a move that would affect crop water supply and draw scrutiny over technical clearances and power costs.