The Telangana government has invited Expressions of Interest to repair structural issues in the KLIP barrages, including Medigadda, Annaram, and Sundilla. While the process is open to all, Irrigation Minister Uttam Kumar Reddy’s preference for involving a top IIT has sparked debate over fairness in bidding.

Hyderabad: The Telangana government says it wants to fix the structural issues in the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project (KLIP) barrages, including the one at Medigadda. Based on this, the Irrigation Department invited Expressions of Interest (EOI) for rehabilitation designs to repair the Medigadda, Annaram, and Sundilla barrages by October 15.

However, Irrigation Minister N. Uttam Kumar Reddy appears inclined to work closely with a premier Indian Institute of Technology (II

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