This highlights inefficiencies in water management while drinking water needs in command area cities, including Hyderabad, remain inadequately addressed. Hyderabad is entitled to receive 16.5 TMC of Krishna water annually to meet its drinking water requirements, but this allocation is often unmet, thus adding to conflict situation.
Despite a recent tunnel roof collapse, the government has ruled out any possibility of abandoning the project. The Chief Minister, who visited the accident site on Saturday, emphasized that the incident would not slow down the progress. He explained that tunnel excavation is being carried out from both ends, with two tunnel boring machines (TBMs) in operation.
Experts warn that a breach in the Srisailam Dam could unleash an enormous volume of water, leading to devastating flooding across downstream areas in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. The potential consequences could be catastrophic, resulting in:
Widespread destruction of power and irrigation infrastructure.
Severe disruption of drinking water supplies.
Massive humanitarian impacts affecting lakhs of residents.
