Pump homes furnished to deal with massive inflows, claims TS watering specialist

Hyderabad: State Advisor on Lift Irrigation Schemes K Penta Reddy on Friday lessened concerns over damages to the pump houses of Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Scheme (KLIS) which are swamped as a result of hefty inflows right into Godavari Riverand its tributaries. Terming the hefty rainfalls as well as floodings as an all-natural catastrophe which happens as soon as in 100 years, he mentioned that submergence of pump homes was all-natural under these unmatched scenarios.

In a declaration released right here, Penta Reddy notified that Godavari River was obtaining unmatched inflows which resulted in submergence of the pump homes at Kannepalli as well as Annaram under the Kaleshwaram task.

He ensured that the floodings can not harm the pump residence which was furnished to deal with massive inflows regularly.

He included that the pump homes of both lift watering plans as well as hydel nuclear power plant were susceptible to swamping throughout the globe. They are created to stand up to such possibilities. The Srisalam hydel nuclear power plant was immersed two times in 1998 as well as 2008 in onceAndhra Pradesh

Similarly, the Kalwakurthy pump residence likewise obtained swamped two times previously. The Koteshwara hydel nuclear power plant in Uttarkhand throughout 2009 as well as Chuthak hydel power plant in Jammu as well as Kashmir in 2004, to name a few likewise obtained immersed.

Currently, every one of them are working appropriately.

“Such floods cannot cause any permanent structural damage. After flood water recedes, the pumps which are submerged will be dried and refitted to continue the operations. If needed, we will repair or replace a few electric and electronic equipment. We operationalised both the Srisailam hydel power plant and the Kalwakurthy pump house within a short time,” Penta Reddy claimed.

He prompted individuals not to obtain worried needlessly or politicise such a concern without recognizing the trivialities.