Overview
- The Rs 23 crore structure near Gumpula and Tanugula was found blasted just before inauguration, with breaches in three sections and 90 metres of cracking.
- Irrigation engineers K. Balaramaiah and DE Ravi inspected the site and cited signs of detonators or gelatin sticks.
- DE Ravi’s complaint estimated immediate crop loss over about 100 acres and pegged financial damage near Rs 3 crore.
- Authorities warned the failure jeopardizes irrigation for nearly 3,000 acres across Gumpula, Tanugula and Shambunipally.
- Jammikunta Police registered a case, and CI S. Rama Krishna confirmed an active investigation focusing on illegal sand-mining networks once moving 300–400 vehicles to Hyderabad.