Overview
- Notices tell L&T, Afcons and Navayuga to fund testing and repairs or face blacklisting, asset seizures and loss of future tenders, with the firms reported to be weighing legal options.
- Geophysical and hydraulic investigations by the Central Water and Power Research Station will start once Godavari discharge falls, with further tests expected within 15 to 20 days.
- The state has invited proposals from reputed firms, shortlisting five and planning to pick three, with preference for teams tied to IITs or other premier technical bodies.
- Official probes by the NDSA, a Judicial Commission and the Vigilance wing cited design defects, execution lapses and irregularities, including a sunk Medigadda block and leakages at Annaram and Sundilla.
- Most of the 104 high‑capacity pumps and all three barrages have been largely idle for about two years, and irrigation officials warn prolonged inactivity risks permanent equipment damage.