Overview

• The Irrigation & CAD Department’s Central Designs Organisation issued an Expression of Interest for rehabilitation designs for the Medigadda, Annaram and Sundilla barrages.
• Proposals are due October 15 with sealed submissions to the CDO office at Jalasoudha by 3 pm and bid opening scheduled for 5 pm the same day, as reported.
• The CDO acknowledged it lacks the capacity to prepare the required repair designs, prompting the move to engage external agencies or institutions.
• Officials plan geotechnical and geophysical investigations after the flood season, with repairs intended in the next low-flow window if findings support the works.
• The step follows the National Dam Safety Authority’s recommendation to rehabilitate the structures, while opposition parties and some farmers criticize the delay and question the timing.