Hyderabad: Lambasting the BJP-led Central government for announcing inter-linking of rivers without taking the States into confidence, Finance Minister T Harish Rao on Monday demanded that the Centre immediately finalise the river water allocations to Telangana State and permit the proposed projects on Godavari River. Unless the water needs of Telangana are met, the State […]
Jaipur: Union Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on Thursday targeted senior Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra over Rajasthan Parliamentary Affairs Minister Shanti Dhariwal’s remark on rape in the state. Dhariwal has triggered a row by linking the high number of rape cases in Rajasthan with the state “being a men’s state”. […]
Siddipet: Finance Minister T Harish Rao demanded the Centre to constitute a tribunal or hand over the inter-State water sharing issue to Brijesh Kumar Tribunal as early as possible to allocate right share of Krishna water to Telangana. Speaking to reporters on Friday, the Finance Minister said that they had taken up the issue with […]
Hyderabad: Union Minister for Jal Shakti Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on Friday said tough decisions had to be taken in the present scenario as there were many difficulties in implementing rivers interlinking project. Speaking at the 35th annual general meeting of National Water Development Agency (NWDA) at Vignan Bhavan in New Delhi, he said, “Water is […]
Hyderabad: Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao on Monday made a strong case for Telangana’s right to utilise water allocations provided by the Central Water Commission (CWC) to the State in Godavari River. The State government seeking to utilise an additional one TMC of Godavari water per day under Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Scheme was neither for […]
Hyderabad: Public Undertakings Committee Chairman and MLA A Jeevan Reddy lashed out at BJP MP Dharmapuri Arvind on Sunday stating that he should first win the confidence of his family members and prove his mettle in political arena later. Countering the MP’s comments on ‘family rule in TRS,’ Jeevan Reddy pointed out that the MP’s […]
Reddy also informed in the meeting that about Rs 1,779 crore is still pending towards reimbursement of Polavaram works along with the December 2018 bills.
