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Former Minister S Niranjan Reddy accused the Congress government of failing to protect Telangana’s irrigation interests, alleging illegal diversion of river waters. BRS leaders also criticised governance and raised concerns over a proposed law on hate speech.

Telangana CM A Revanth Reddy faces criticism for inconsistent statements on River Krishna water shares. His contradictory claims on allocations from 763 to 951 tmcft have drawn sharp responses from BRS leaders, experts, and the public over poor irrigation knowledge

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu has urged the Centre to intervene against Karnataka’s proposal to raise the Almatti Dam height, citing adverse impacts on the state and ongoing Supreme Court proceedings during a meeting with the Union Jal Shakti Minister

Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu said FPOs are essential for turning farmers into entrepreneurs and driving rural economic growth. Speaking at a farmers’ outreach programme in East Godavari, he highlighted value addition, irrigation support and sustainable farming practices as key priorities

BRS leader Ponnala Lakshmaiah criticised the Congress government’s new Pranahita–Chevella alignment, calling it a ₹9,000–₹12,000 crore waste. He and G. Deviprasad accused the government of failed promises and termed the industrial land transfer policy the “biggest land loot.”

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu pledged to supply water to every acre through the Handri–Neeva project, vowing irrigation, industry, and jobs in Rayalaseema. He promised to transform Kuppam into a growth hub with investments, connectivity, and an upcoming airport

Irrigation officials lifted six floodgates at Mid Manair Reservoir to release 19,715 cusecs of water against inflows of 25,300 cusecs, with storage reaching 17.82 tmc out of 27.55 tmc capacity

Heavy inflows from unprecedented rains caused erosion on the earth bund of Pocharam reservoir in Medak, forcing authorities to take urgent protective measures amid warnings of danger to downstream habitations

BRS MLA Prashanth Reddy criticised Telangana Irrigation Minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy for failing to activate the Kannepalli pump house despite sufficient water levels. He warned that continued delays could create an artificial drought and accused Congress of neglecting farmers.

Says previous BRS government built multiple reservoirs in Siddipet under KLIS, but the Congress failed to complete canal works

Based on the team’s recommendations, the Telangana government will take up rehabilitation programme

The project, initially known as the Srisailam Left Bank Canal Tunnel Project, has been on cards since 1983. But the works on the project commenced only in 2006.

Senior BRS leader and former MP B Vinod Kumar said the State government was doing injustice to farmers by denying irrigation water with a grudge against BRS president K Chandrashekhar Rao.

Representatives of Ganesh Utsav Samithi and Khairatabad Ganesh Samithi raised issues concerning the festival, including potholes, the need for adequate illumination at specific locations, the availability of vehicles for mandapam organizers, and arrangements for food and water during the immersion night etc.

Water woes continue to haunt the farming community in the command area of the project even as Godavari, its sole source for drawls, had bountiful flood flows right from June

The Krishna River Management Board appealed two Telugu States Telangana and Andhra Pradesh to place the indents assessing their irrigation and drinking water needs for four months from August to November 2024.

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

The stage has been set for opening the project gates on Monday to discharge the flood flows benefiting the Pulichintala project where the water level was critically low

They said that they would lose their livelihood if the tank was encroached upon by some persons, who they alleged had registered the land on their names.

The collector told the officials to create awareness among farmers over availability of water in irrigation projects and avoid inconvenience to farmers caused by outages of power.