Archive · 13 Aug 2026
Telangana Sanctions ₹14.20 Crore for Manjeera Barrage Repairs
The Manjeera Barrage is a big wall across a river that helps give clean water to people in the city of Hyderabad, in India.
It was built in 1965, so it is more than 60 years old.
Over the years, very big floods have hit the barrage again and again.
The floods damaged a part of the barrage called the apron, which protects it from the force of the water.
Some of the heavy concrete blocks on the apron were pushed away or washed off by the floods.
Experts from the Dam Safety Organisation checked the damage and said it must be fixed quickly.
The Telangana government decided to give ₹14.20 crore to repair the barrage.
The money will pay for fixing the apron so the barrage stays strong and safe.
This is important because the barrage helps supply drinking water to millions of people in Hyderabad.
The Telangana government sanctioned ₹14.20 crore to repair the damaged flexible apron of the Manjeera Barrage.
The repair decision followed a Panel of Experts inspection and recommendations from the State Dam Safety Organisation (SDSO).
Built in 1965 with 1.5 TMC storage capacity, the barrage augments drinking water supply to Hyderabad.
Recurring floods displaced concrete blocks and partially damaged the adjoining Coursed Rubble Stone (CRS) masonry of the apron.
The barrage recorded a discharge of 235 tmc ft in the 2025 flood, the highest among the listed flood events.
- Who
- The Telangana government (sanctioning body), the Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (HMWS&SB), and the State Dam Safety Organisation (SDSO) and Panel of Experts that recommended the repairs.
- What
- Sanction of ₹14.20 crore for repairs to the damaged flexible apron at the downstream energy dissipater of the Manjeera Barrage.
- When
- Announced after the barrage's high-intensity 2025 flood; the article does not specify the exact sanction date.
- Where
- Manjeera Barrage, with works under EAM Cell-I, Transmission Division-II, Patancheru, Telangana, India.
- Why
- To prevent further deterioration of the barrage, whose apron was damaged by recurring floods and needs immediate repair.
- Sanctioned Amount
- ₹14.20 crore
- Structure
- Manjeera Barrage (flexible apron at downstream energy dissipater)
- Year Constructed
- 1965
- Storage Capacity
- 1.5 TMC
- Purpose
- Augment drinking water supply to Hyderabad (MWSS Phase-I and II)
- Highest Recorded Discharge
- 235 tmc ft in 2025
- Implementing Division
- EAM Cell-I, Transmission Division-II, Patancheru
- Budget Head
- Loans to HMWSSB for Developmental Works