Hydromechanical engineer Nagineni Kannaiah Naida said that the escape to the ridge gate no.
Mr. Kannaiah Naidu visited the project and checked the ridges after the reports of leakage from Gate No. 10. However, he said, however
Mr. Kannaiah Naidu, who successfully installed the stoplog, which replaced last year as a mechanical department advisor, was appointed an advisor to the Tungabhadra reservoir in August last year.
After checking the gates, Mr. Kannaiah Naida said 1.13 Lakh Cusecs was released during the flood in 2009. “In 2010, the gates were last painted. Some part of the bottom and sides of the gates rusted and must be painted immediately,” he added.
He proposed to supervisors to engineers and others where to repair, paint and strengthen the gates. The report will also be submitted to the government, he said.
He claimed that the leak was 10% and the engineers are trying to connect the same thing, claiming that there was no immediate danger. “The gates have been repaired 42 years back and still have life for five years. If they are maintained correctly, their life can be extended to 60 years and then replaced,” he said, adding that the gates of the Tungabhadra project took 70 years.
The expert said that the government must make sufficient budget allocations for gate maintenance. “There is no danger to the dam. Even the news of the dangers for dive is incorrect,” he said.
Published – 6 July 2025 9:35
