TG urges NDSA to step in and save Srisailam dam

Deterioration in plunge pool area poses threat to dam: State officials

- VV BALAKRISHNA @Hyderabad

EXPRESSING concerns over the deterioration in the plunge pool area of the Srisailam dam, which poses a serious threat to the safety of the dam, Telangana Irrigation officials requested the National Dam Safety Authority (NDSA) to intervene and ensure the safety of the dam.

The State Committee on Dam Safety (SCDS) officials wrote a letter to the NDSA chairman to this effect on Wednesday.

"Constructed in 1981 across the Krishna river, this multipurpose dam is a critical asset that provides hydroelectric power (with installed capacity of 900 MW for Telangana and 770 MW for Andhra Pradesh), irrigation, and drinking water supply to vast regions of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. Further, it also plays an essential role in flood control in both states apart from supplying drinking water to Chennai through the Telugu Ganga Project," the Telangana officials said.