Srisailam Dam (File Photo |EPS) 
Telangana

Ex-Central Water Commission chief backs diversion of Srisailam Dam

Meanwhile, further hearings before the Brijesh Kumar Tribunal would be held from August 19 to 21.

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HYDERABAD: Telangana witness and former chairman of Central Water Commission (CWC) Ghanshyam Jha supported the idea of diverting water from Srisailam, instead of Jurala, to the proposed Palamuru-Rangareddy Lift Irrigation Project.

During a cross-examination before the Brijesh Kumar Tribunal on Wednesday, Jha said that Jurala project had less storage of around 6 tmcft. Meanwhile, further hearings before the Brijesh Kumar Tribunal would be held from August 19 to 21.

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