Calling the Congress government "a puppet regime," Harish Rao said that 65 TMC ft. of Telangana's water was handed to Andhra Pradesh as "Guru Dakshina."
BRS leader KT Rama Rao slammed CM Revanth Reddy for allegedly giving away Telangana’s water rights to AP CM Chandrababu Naidu. He warned that any illegal transfer of water would trigger another Telangana movement, calling the act a betrayal of the State
Ahead of a key water-sharing meeting, Telangana has asked the Centre to drop discussions on the Banakacherla link project, calling it illegal and lacking approvals. The state has proposed its own agenda, including key lift irrigation and floodwater projects
Telangana CM Revanth Reddy will attend a water-sharing meet in Delhi, opposing Andhra's Banakacherla project while pushing for Krishna-Godavari project approvals and national status for key schemes.
Before executing the project, the Chief Ministers of both Telugu States should discuss and finalise the water sharing ratio. This responsibility should be entrusted to the Central government, he added.
Criticises AP’s proposed Polavaram-Banakacherla link project; says Telangana should be allowed to construct its own projects first to fully utilise its allocation of assured and surplus Godavari waters
Andhra Pradesh CM Chandrababu Naidu urged AP and Telangana to use surplus Godavari floodwaters, stating it could lead to mutual prosperity. He opened Srisailam gates, performed ‘Jala Harati’, announced interlinking projects and confirmed welfare promises, including free bus travel for women and farmer aid.
BRS MLA Dr K Sanjay accused the Congress, BJP, and TDP of conspiring against Telangana over the Banakacherla project, alleging that CM Revanth Reddy is compromising the state's water rights to favour Andhra Pradesh.
BRS leaders said the Chief Minister and the Irrigation Minister had prioritised political attacks on former Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao instead of protecting the State's water rights.
Says Revanth selectively quoted Apex Council minutes to mislead the public on Banakacharla project. Alleges political motives and warns against compromising Telangana’s water interests for short-term narratives
While the Centre was dragging its feet on granting approvals for Telangana’s irrigation projects, Andhra Pradesh was pressing ahead with its controversial plan to divert 200 TMC of Godavari water to Banakacherla.
