Medigadda Lakshmi Barrage: Irrigation authorities suspect sabotage, Mahdevpur police register PDPP case on pillar damage
Irrigation department’s assistant executive engineer Ravikanth in his complaint to the police mentioned that on October 21 around 6.20 pm pillars 19,20 and 21 of block seven of Lakshmi Barrage sagged after a big bang
KARIMNAGAR: The Mahdevpur police on Tuesday booked a case under several sections of the Prevention of Damage to Public Property Act (PDPP) after the irrigation department filed a complaint that sabotage could be the reason behind the sagging of several pillars of the Medigadda Lakshmi barrage, the inception point of the multi-stage Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project (KLIP).
Irrigation department’s assistant executive engineer Ravikanth in his complaint to the police mentioned that on October 21 around 6.20 pm pillars 19,20 and 21 of block seven of Lakshmi Barrage sagged after a big bang.
Following the complaint by the irrigation official, the Mahdevpur police booked cases under PDPP sections 3 (Mischief causing damage to public property) and 4 (Mischief causing damage to public property by fire or explosive substance) along with IPC 427. The Irrigation officials expressed apprehension as the incident occurred at a time when the State was facing elections.
They suspected the hand of antisocial elements in the damage to the crucial structure of the KLIP. The Mahdevpur police registered a case and said that they would establish special teams to look into the sabotage angle.