Archive · 6 Nov 2025
Gajuladinne Project Faces Operational Risks Due to Lack of Technical Staff
Imagine a big water gate that helps control water for farms and for people to drink.
This gate needs special workers, like electricians and mechanics, to open and close it safely.
The Gajuladinne project, which helps a lot of people and farms, doesn't have these important workers.
Instead, people who aren't fully trained have to do the job.
This is dangerous because if something goes wrong, like too much water coming in, it's hard to fix it quickly.
The project needs to hire these trained workers to keep everyone safe and make sure the water supply is good.
The Gajuladinne project, a vital water source for Kurnool city and irrigation, lacks trained technical staff for its operation.
Contract employees are manually operating spillway gates due to the absence of regular skilled personnel.
Experts warn of operational risks, especially during emergencies like floods, due to untrained staff handling gate operations.
The project requires seven technical staff members, but these positions remain unfilled despite repeated requests.
Temporary contract staff have been hired for gate maintenance and operations until November, raising concerns about long-term management.
- Who
- Gajuladinne project officials and contract employees
- What
- Facing operational risks due to a severe lack of trained technical staff for operating project gates.
- When
- Ongoing, with recent incidents of manual gate operation due to heavy rains and inflows.
- Where
- Gajuladinne Project, Kurnool city, and surrounding irrigation areas in Andhra Pradesh.
- Why
- Unfilled technical vacancies for electricians, fitters, and mechanics required for safe gate operations.
- Project Name
- Gajuladinne Project
- River
- Handri River
- Construction Year
- 1977
- Storage Capacity
- 4.5 TMC
- Irrigated Area
- 24,372 acres
- Key Mandals Served
- Gonegandla, Kodumur, Krishnagiri, Devanakonda, Pathikonda
- Staffing Requirement (G.O. No. 29, 1996)
- 1 Electrician, 1 Fitter, 2 Mechanics, 3 Helpers