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With no irrigation support from KLIP over a month into the water year, farmers in Telangana are gearing up for protests. Low inflows at Yellampalli and delays in repairs at Medigadda are worsening the situation for Kharif cultivation

Harish Rao criticised CM Revanth Reddy for ignoring maintenance of Telangana’s irrigation projects, citing multiple structural failures across the State. He slammed the Congress government for neglect and warned against politicising irrigation issues while failing to deliver on promises.

BJP MP Etala Rajender challenged CM Revanth Reddy to prove that the Kaleshwaram project lacked cabinet approval, asserting due procedure was followed. He also demanded a swift probe, criticised the Congress party’s track record, and urged urgent Medigadda repairs

Blames stalled Medigadda water lifts for drying up reservoirs and warns of growing distress among farmers

The Bharat Rashtra Samithi is set to launch its membership drive by next month. Preparations are underway as the party eyes the upcoming local body elections. Delays were caused by legal developments and KTR’s foreign trip. Committee formation begins soon.

Explains to PC Ghose Commission KLIS' re-engineering, submits documents, and later visits MLA Rajeshwar Reddy who was injured earlier at his residence

Former Telangana CM K. Chandrashekhar Rao appeared before the Justice P.C. Ghose Commission in Hyderabad over the Kaleshwaram project probe. Despite tight security, BRS leaders and supporters gathered in large numbers near BRK Bhavan, shouting slogans in his support.

BRS leader T. Harish Rao told the Justice P.C. Ghose Commission that shifting the Kaleshwaram project intake point from Tummidi Hatti to Medigadda was necessary due to Maharashtra’s objections, water shortage, and ecological concerns. He submitted detailed evidence supporting the decision.

BRS leader and former Minister T Harish Rao appeared before the Justice P.C. Ghose Commission for nearly an hour on Monday, providing detailed evidence and responses during the ongoing investigation into the construction of the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project.

Criticising the State government, Rao accused it of acting vindictively and doing injustice to Telangana’s farmers

The senior BRS MLA vows to expose the Congress party’s “false propaganda” and provide a clear account of the project’s achievements

Former Minister and BRS leader, T Harish Rao refuted Congress claims that the Kaleshwaram project was a "white elephant" and a financial burden

Setting specific dates for their appearance, the Commission wanted the former Chief Minister to appear on June 5, while Harish Rao and Rajender were summoned on June 6 and June 9 respectively.

Fine variety rice being distributed to white ration card holders through fair price shops is allegedly being smuggled to other places by illegal traders. Surprisingly, smuggling of the fine variety rice began the very next month after distribution of the rice began

While addressing farmers after releasing water into a canal at Chowdaram in Chinnakodur mandal on Sunday, Harish Rao stated that the government had not acquired even a single acre of land for constructing new canals and sub-canals under various reservoirs of the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project (KLIP).

Reddy labeled the government as anti-farmer and accused the Chief Minister of being solely focused on embezzling funds through commissions

The commission was initially set to submit its report by December 31, but it is in the process of completing the process of cross examination

This phase of the probe will focus on senior officials including some senior IAS officers who were associated with the approvals pertaining to the construction of barrages.

Though only three pillars of Medigadda, a small part in Kaleshwaram project, were shrunk, congress leaders misguided the people by spreading wrong propaganda, said BRS leader B Vinod Kumar

According to officials, the contractor had stalled the works as bills worth about Rs.11 crore were not cleared by the government. Despite letters from officials, the government has not released the amount, they said