Karnataka, AP, Telangana Will Protect Farmers' Interests: DKS
Different gates were formally opened by the leaders
Koppal: Karnataka Chief Minister D K Shivakumar, along with Chief Ministers of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana N Chandrababu Naidu and A Revanth Reddy, respectively, inaugurated the newly installed 33 spillway gates of Tungabhadra Dam on Thursday.
Ahead of the stage event, the leaders visited the dam area and offered a special pooja.
Different gates were formally opened by the leaders. Union Minister C.R. Patil inaugurated Gate No. 17, while Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D. K. Shivakumar inaugurated Gate No. 18. Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu inaugurated Gate No. 19, and Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy inaugurated Gate No. 20.
Several Ministers, public representatives and officials from the three states attended the event, which the Water Resources Department and the Tungabhadra Board jointly organised.
ಜಲಸಂಪನ್ಮೂಲ ಇಲಾಖೆ ಹಾಗೂ ತುಂಗಭದ್ರಾ ಮಂಡಳಿಯ ಜಂಟಿ ಸಹಯೋಗದೊಂದಿಗೆ ತುಂಗಭದ್ರಾ ಜಲಾಶಯಕ್ಕೆ ನೂತನವಾಗಿ ಅಳವಡಿಸಿದ 33 ಸ್ಪಿಲ್ವೇ ಗೇಟುಗಳನ್ನು ಲೋಕಾರ್ಪಣೆ ಮಾಡಲಾಯಿತು. ನಂತರ ಕೊಪ್ಪಳ ಜಿಲ್ಲೆಯ ಮುನಿರಾಬಾದ್ನ ಸರ್ಕಾರಿ ಹೈಸ್ಕೂಲ್ ಮೈದಾನದಲ್ಲಿ ಆಯೋಜಿಸಲಾಗಿದ್ದ ಬೃಹತ್ ಸಾರ್ವಜನಿಕ ಸಮಾರಂಭದಲ್ಲಿ ಭಾಗವಹಿಸಿ, ಕೇಂದ್ರ ಜಲಶಕ್ತಿ ಸಚಿವರಾದ… pic.twitter.com/bVY97e6Vh5
— DK Shivakumar (@DKShivakumar) June 25, 2026
Shivakumar said that Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana reached a historic consensus to safeguard the interests of farmers.
Addressing a gathering at Munirabad in Koppal district, the Karnataka CM said the three States had held extensive discussions on issues concerning the reservoir, and the larger interests of farmers in the command area.
One of the crest gates (19th gate) of the reservoir in Koppal district was washed away after its chain link snapped in August 2024, following which the downstream areas were put on alert as a huge quantity of water was being released. The incident occurred amid heavy inflows during the Monsoon season.
Following this, a team of experts headed by hydro-mechanical engineer N Kannaiah Naidu successfully installed the temporary stop-log gate in place of gate number 19, which was washed away, in about a week's time.
Subsequently, based on the recommendations of experts, all 33 gates were replaced, according to official sources.
Water Resources Minister Ramalinga Reddy had recently said the installation of state-of-the-art new crest gates, designed to last for the next 55 to 60 years, has been completed very successfully at a cost of approximately Rs 51 crore.
The Tungabhadra Dam command area spans across regions of Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, and Telangana. It supports vital agricultural and livelihood needs, relying on the Tungabhadra River's water.
