The BRS on Saturday alleged that the Congress government in Telangana had failed to operate the Kannepally pump house to lift available Godavari water, aggravating drinking water shortages in Hyderabad and affecting irrigation needs. During a visit to Medigadda, party leaders claimed water was continuing to flow downstream and accused the government of delaying repairs to key barrages and neglecting water management for political reasons.
The Malkajgiri Municipal Corporation Commissioner T Vinay Krishna Reddy and L B Nagar MLA D Sudheer Reddy have introduced 10 advanced EV-based fogging machines to combat mosquito breeding in Hyderabad. These machines can cover 150 kilometres in a single operation and run continuously for over six hours.