Telangana flood alert: Jurala gate malfunctions; BRS blames govt negligence
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Gate no. 9 had failed to open after both its rope cables were damaged.
The issue arose because the irrigation department had not completed maintenance work before the onset of the monsoon. While officials dispatched a team to carry out repairs, they stated that there is currently no serious threat to the project.
Jurala is receiving approximately 98,000 cusecs of water from upstream catchment areas, with an outflow of one lakh cusecs.
Irrigation department secretary Rahul Bojja said the repairs would be completed as soon as possible. Superintending engineer of the Jurala Project, Raheemuddin, noted that repair work on the gate had been ongoing for the past few days but was interrupted due to a sudden flood. He confirmed that there was no damage to the gates and assured that the project could withstand inflows of up to 10 lakh cusecs.
Meanwhile, BRS working president KT Rama Rao alleged that the snapping of the rope at Gate no. 9 is a clear sign of the ruling Congress govt's negligence. Taking to X, he claimed the Jurala Project is now at risk because chief minister Revanth Reddy is unable to manage it properly. He criticised the govt's apathy in conducting maintenance work at the spillway, despite knowing that floods occur annually. He urged the CM and his ministers to finally wake up, as floodwaters at Jurala continue to rise.
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