Following an alert from the National Dam Safety Authority, the irrigation department has decided to empty the Singur Dam to carry out urgent repairs. The dam, which supplies water to Hyderabad and Medak, will remain dry for nearly two years

Sangareddy: In response to recommendations from the National Dam Safety Authority (NDSA) , the irrigation department has decided to keep the Singur multipurpose project empty to facilitate urgent repair work. Following an NDSA alert, water storage in the dam has already been reduced to 16 TMCft, compared to its gross capacity of 29.91 TMCft, despite the project receiving a record 220 TMCft of water during this year’s rainy season.

Singur Dam is a crucial source of drinking water for Hyderabad and provides irrigation for Medak and Nizamabad district

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