<p>Hosapete (Vijayanagar district): The Tungabhadra Board has constituted a committee of experts to find out the reaon for the collapse of 19th crest gate of the Tungabhadra reservoir.</p>.<p>The gate collapsed after its link snapped and it was washed away in the water impounded in the dam on the night of August 10.</p>.<p>The experts panel is headed by A K Bajaj, former chairman of Central Water Commission. </p>.TN will gain from Mekedatu dam, says Karnataka Deputy CM Shivakumar. <p>The panel comprises dam experts Harkesh Kumar, Tarapuram Sudhakar and representatives of technical consultative committees of Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, according to Tungabhadra Board secretary O R K Reddy. </p><p>The committee will examine whether the gate and chain links were inspected from time to time and also assess the safety of other crest gates of the dam.</p>
<p>Hosapete (Vijayanagar district): The Tungabhadra Board has constituted a committee of experts to find out the reaon for the collapse of 19th crest gate of the Tungabhadra reservoir.</p>.<p>The gate collapsed after its link snapped and it was washed away in the water impounded in the dam on the night of August 10.</p>.<p>The experts panel is headed by A K Bajaj, former chairman of Central Water Commission. </p>.TN will gain from Mekedatu dam, says Karnataka Deputy CM Shivakumar. <p>The panel comprises dam experts Harkesh Kumar, Tarapuram Sudhakar and representatives of technical consultative committees of Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, according to Tungabhadra Board secretary O R K Reddy. </p><p>The committee will examine whether the gate and chain links were inspected from time to time and also assess the safety of other crest gates of the dam.</p>