HyderabadThe State Government has directed Irrigation department officials to lift water from the Yellampalli, Devadula, and Sitarama lift irrigation projects for maximum utilisation of available water in Godavari river. As per the recommendations of the National Dam Safety Authority (NDSA), water is not being stored in the Sundilla, Annaram, and Medigadda barrages. Irrigation Minister N. Uttam Kumar Reddy told the CM that defects had been identified in both the Medigadda and Sundilla barrages. Mr. Uttam Kumar Reddy informed that water lifting operations using nine pumps were being carried out at the Devadula project. The CM instructed the officials to focus specifically on resolving minor issues, if any, related to lift irrigation operations for the Devadula and Sitarama projects.