Overview

• The Dam Safety Review Panel recommended limiting the reservoir level to 517 meters, down from 522 meters, to alleviate pressure on the embankment.
• Inspectors identified significant damage to the earth dam’s upstream revetment caused by sustained high water storage during recent monsoon inflows.
• Repair directives include reinforcing the spillway apron, strengthening the earth embankment and restoring internal gallery structures.
• The panel warned that embankment failure could inundate Sangareddy and Medak districts and endanger downstream infrastructure such as the Manjeera dam and Ghanpur anicut.
• Built in 1999 with a 29.91 TMCft capacity, the reservoir now holds 21 TMCft and supports irrigation of 40,000 acres while supplying water to Hyderabad.