Archive · 29 Aug 2026
Telangana to Press Medigadda Case at Tummidihetti Barrage Meeting
Telangana and Maharashtra will meet to discuss a proposed barrage called Tummidihetti.
The Central Water Commission has arranged the meeting in New Delhi.
Telangana wants to use the barrage to bring Godavari water by gravity.
It says this could avoid the high electricity costs of pumping water from other barrages.
Telangana also plans to discuss problems at the Medigadda barrage.
Parts of Medigadda were damaged, and repairs have been difficult since 2023.
The main disagreement is about how tall the new barrage should be.
Officials will also consider how to reduce flooding, or submergence, in Maharashtra.
The Central Water Commission will meet Telangana and Maharashtra officials on September 1 in New Delhi.
Telangana plans to present the Medigadda barrage damage and repair challenges since 2023.
Officials will compare gravity-based Tummidihetti water delivery with power-intensive lifting from three Medigadda-linked barrages.
The meeting will focus mainly on Tummidihetti’s height and reducing submergence in Maharashtra.
Telangana will cite earlier 2012 and 2016 agreements on barrage height and construction.
- Who
- Officials from the Telangana and Maharashtra governments, led by the Central Water Commission Chairman, will attend.
- What
- A Central Water Commission meeting will discuss the proposed Tummidihetti barrage, especially its height and technical aspects.
- When
- The meeting is scheduled for September 1; the article does not specify the year.
- Where
- New Delhi.
- Why
- The meeting aims to break the deadlock over Tummidihetti and examine ways to use Godavari water while reducing power costs and submergence.
- Meeting organizer
- Central Water Commission Chairman
- Meeting date
- September 1
- Location
- New Delhi
- Main issue
- The proposed Tummidihetti barrage’s height
- Related project
- Pranahita–Chevella lift project
- Medigadda problems
- Damage to barrage piers and repair challenges since 2023
- Earlier height agreements
- 152 meters was finalized in 2012; a 2016 agreement reduced the proposed height to 148 meters