BRS leaders KT Rama Rao and T Harish Rao strongly countered Union Jal Shakti Minister CR Patil’s criticism of the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project, which he termed a waste of Rs 1 lakh crore. Both leaders urged the Union Minister to visit the project site to witness its impact firsthand.
Former MP B Vinod Kumar criticised Union Minister CR Patil for remarks on the Kaleshwaram project, calling them misleading, and sought clarification in Parliament while raising concerns over amendments to the Reorganisation Act and Telangana’s pending demands.
Telangana strongly opposed Andhra Pradesh’s proposal to divert Godavari waters from Polavaram to the Cauvery at a Delhi meeting chaired by Union Jal Shakti Minister CR Patil. Chief Engineer K. Prasad argued the plan violates the Reorganisation Act, Tribunal award, and interstate agreements, benefiting AP and Tamil Nadu disproportionately.
Andhra Pradesh has accelerated the Polavaram-Banakacherla project to divert Godavari waters to Rayalaseema by 2027. While Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu claims the project is legal, Telangana has gone silent on its earlier objections, and Karnataka has entered the dispute.
Chief Minister Revanth Reddy and Irrigation Minister Uttam Kumar Reddy urge Jal Shakti Minister CR Patil to reject Andhra Pradesh’s Banakacharla project proposal, citing violations of water-sharing agreements. They also seek urgent permissions for Telangana’s key irrigation projects
After celebrating his 75th birthday in Europe with family, the CM lined up these meetings in the national capital, especially at a time when he is aiming to create a 'mega city' in Andhra Pradesh
He informed the Jal Shakti Minister CR Patil that the AP government had designed the Godavari-Banakacherla interlinking project in violation of the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act
The CM appealed to the Union Minister to allot Rs.4,000 crore under the National River Conservation Plan. He also sought Rs.6,000 crore for filling Osman Sagar and Himayat Sagar reservoirs with water from River Godavari.
