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Nayini Anurag Reddy has come out in strong defence of the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project, countering the Congress leadership's criticism by highlighting its contribution to Hyderabad’s water supply and the revival of the Musi River.

Irrigation expert V Prakash Rao said the Ghose Commission report on KLIS pointed to procedural and technical lapses but made no mention of corruption. He defended the project’s cost escalation as justified and asked Kavitha to prove her graft allegations

Dubbak MLA Kotha Prabhakar Reddy has announced that the BRS will intensify its protest against the Congress government’s decision to order a CBI probe into the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project. He accused the Congress of misinformation and defended the KLIP’s structural integrity, claiming that only two pillars of the Medigadda barrage were damaged.

The BRS Dubbak constituency unit, led by MLA Kotha Prabhakar Reddy, will hold a Chalo Mallanna Sagar programme on Wednesday to counter the Congress government’s move for a CBI probe into Kaleshwaram. The rally seeks to showcase Mallanna Sagar’s irrigation success

Irrigation officials increased pumping into Mallanna Sagar, running six pumps to divert 7,500 cusecs from Ranganayaka Sagar. The reservoir, holding 11 TMC ft against a capacity of 50 TMC ft, is expected to store 30 TMC ft this year.

Irrigation officials in Siddipet have begun pumping water into Mallanna Sagar, the largest reservoir under the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project, with the goal of storing 30 TMCft this year. Currently holding 10 TMCft against a 50 TMCft capacity, the reservoir has seen gradual increases since its 2022 inauguration.

Dubbak MLA Kotha Prabhakar Reddy threatened to forcibly open Mallanna Sagar reservoir gates if water was not released to canals in Medak. BRS leaders criticised the Congress government for irrigation failures and accused it of neglecting farmers’ welfare

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Prabhakar Reddy said that the Dubbak people had lost the lands under the project and canals while people from other parts of the State were benefiting from it.

Speaking on the occasion, Srinivas Rao underlined the importance of working of all the departments employees in coordination to put the district on growth path

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Endowments and Forest Minister Konda Surekha released water into Mallanna Sagar's main canal to meet the irrigation needs of farmers of ayacut under the project on Saturday at Thoguta

The Irrigation department started the pumping after former Minister T Harish Rao had wrote to Irrigation Minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy.

Irrigation Minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy instructed the officials following a letter written by Former Minister T Harish Rao.

Appealing to the government on behalf of farmers under the Kaleshwaram projects, he urged for irrigation support by releasing water to the canals. He noted that the water levels in the Annapurna (Ananthagiri) reservoir, Ranganayaka Sagar, Mallanna Sagar, and Konda Pochamma Sagar in Siddipet district were critically low.

BRS leaders in Siddipet district also demanded the government to release water into Sangareddy, Ramayampet, Turkapally, and Jagadevpur canals besides filling all the minor irrigation tanks as an immediate relief to farmers.

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The retired IAS officer said that Revanth was bringing disrespect to the Chief Minister's chair with his comments.

Harish Rao on Tuesday had demanded the government to release water from Mallanna Sagar within 24 hours, failing which people in the command area of the project would lift the gates of the project on their own.

Superintending Engineer Kondapochamma Sagar Venu and other irrigation officials had remained as mute spectators for the event