Telangana cabinet approves Rs 4,193 crore for KLIP barrage repairs
The state government will follow National Dam Safety Authority guidelines to rehabilitate the Medigadda, Annaram and Sundilla barrages.
The Telangana cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy, has sanctioned Rs 4,193 crore to fix and rehabilitate the Medigadda, Annaram and Sundilla barrages of the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project (KLIP). According to reports by Urban Acres and The Times of India, the work will adhere to National Dam Safety Authority (NDSA) guidelines.
Information and Public Relations Minister Ponguleti Srinivasa Reddy stated that the cabinet discussed the proposed repairs for the three structures in detail. The meeting also reviewed plans for the Invest Telangana Global Summit 2026, which is expected to draw 3,500 global investors and industrialists.
The cabinet cleared the Indiramma Jeevitha Bheema scheme, providing Rs 5 lakh life insurance coverage to every family in Telangana. The launch is set for November 19 in Siddipet, with Indiramma committees conducting door-to-door application collection between November 20 and 30. Tahsildars and gram panchayat secretaries will collect these applications.
Other decisions included the Maa Indiramma Intlo Deepavali programme, scheduled for November 7, 8 and 9 in 2.25 lakh completed Indiramma houses. The government also decided to repeal the Telangana State Commission for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Act, 2003, to create separate commissions for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, each consisting of a chairperson and five members.
Legislative changes were also approved, including an amendment to the Telangana Fire Service Act, 1999, and a reduction in the appeal period for survey and boundary notices from 60 days to 30 days. Additionally, 136 posts were sanctioned for new and additional courts in Kataram, Elkathurthy, Siddipet, Choutuppal, Mahabubabad and Vemulawada to expedite case disposal.