Hyderabad, April 12 -- The state government has tasked the Central Water and Power Research Station (CWPRS) with conducting tests and studies for the repair of the three barrages of the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project at the earliest, Irrigation Minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy said.

In a meeting with officials at the Secretariat on Saturday, Reddy instructed CWPRS officials to ensure a smooth functioning of the sites during its 45-day testing period. He said the state government is determined to restore all three barrages - Medigadda, Annaram and Sundilla - at the earliest.

"While Annaram and Sundilla are expected to be fully restored within the timeline, Medigadda may be made partially operational in parallel," he said, adding the Nat...