Hyderabad, Sep 18
The Kaleshwaram Commission enquiring into the alleged irregularities in the construction of three barrages of the Kaleshwaram project, will hold its next hearing from Thursday in Hyderabad.
Retired judge of the Supreme Court, Justice Pinaki Chandra Ghose, who is heading the Kaleshwaram Commission, is scheduled to arrive in Hyderabad on Wednesday evening.
He will conduct the hearing in the matters relating to the alleged irregularities in the construction of Medigadda, Annaram, and Sundilla barrages by the former Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) government in the state.
The panel will continue recording the statements of witnesses and their cross-examination.
The panel, constituted by the Congress government after it came to power in Telangana, began its probe in April into the alleged irregularities in the construction of the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Scheme on the Godavari River.
The commission has been recording the statements of the officials and engineers of the state irrigation department on the damages caused to the Medigadda barrage on October 22 last year.
It is also looking into the technical problems in two other barrages – Annaram and Sundilla.
Justice Ghose has already visited the three barrages for an on-the-spot assessment.
The state’s Congress government in March this year ordered a judicial enquiry into the sinking of piers of Medigadda barrage and leakages in Sundilla and Annaram barrages.
It has also asked the panel to look into the financial aspect of the project and technical flaws, if any, like designs, planning and execution in the irrigation project built by the BRS government.
The Congress party has alleged large-scale irregularities in the construction of the irrigation project.