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Nayini Anurag Reddy has come out in strong defence of the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project, countering the Congress leadership's criticism by highlighting its contribution to Hyderabad’s water supply and the revival of the Musi River.

The Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project (KLIP), often called an engineering marvel, remains central to Telangana’s long-term water strategy. Drawing from the 50 TMC Mallanna Sagar reservoir, the Rs. 7,360-crore project aims to supply drinking water to Hyderabad and rejuvenate the polluted Musi River.

Despite abundant water flows in the Godavari and Krishna rivers during the 2025–26 water year, Telangana has utilised only a fraction of its water entitlement. Over 2,350 TMC of Godavari and 726 TMC of Krishna water have been lost to the sea, exacerbated by the under-utilisation of the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project.

Irrigation expert V Prakash Rao said the Ghose Commission report on KLIS pointed to procedural and technical lapses but made no mention of corruption. He defended the project’s cost escalation as justified and asked Kavitha to prove her graft allegations

Telangana HC heard a plea by former Irrigation Secretary Shailendra Kumar Joshi challenging the Ghose Commission’s report on Kaleshwaram project irregularities. The bench questioned how Joshi accessed the report and directed both sides to file affidavits

Former Minister S. Niranjan Reddy strongly defended senior BRS leader T. Harish Rao amid internal party friction, criticising MLC K. Kavitha's remarks as harmful to party unity. He accused the Congress government of negligence in irrigation and alleged a conspiracy involving Congress, BJP, and TDP chief Chandrababu Naidu to defame BRS and divert Telangana’s water resources.

BRS leader KT Rama Rao criticised the Congress government for ordering a CBI probe against former CM K. Chandrashekhar Rao, accusing Chief Minister Revanth Reddy of insulting Telangana and targeting a visionary who transformed the state through irrigation and welfare projects

Dubbak MLA Kotha Prabhakar Reddy has announced that the BRS will intensify its protest against the Congress government’s decision to order a CBI probe into the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project. He accused the Congress of misinformation and defended the KLIP’s structural integrity, claiming that only two pillars of the Medigadda barrage were damaged.

BRS activists staged widespread protests across the erstwhile Karimnagar district opposing the State government’s decision to order a CBI inquiry into the Kaleshwaram project. Alleging political vendetta, the party accused the Congress of using the probe to malign BRS chief K. Chandrashekhar Rao.

For the second day, the BRS held statewide protests alleging a Congress-BJP conspiracy to malign K. Chandrashekhar Rao and the Kaleshwaram project. Effigies were burnt, roads blocked and rallies staged, as leaders slammed the CBI probe as politically motivated

Despite repeated recommendations from the NDSA, Vigilance Department, and Justice PC Ghose Commission, the Congress government has delayed Medigadda barrage repairs, affecting Kaleshwaram irrigation and leaving Telangana farmers vulnerable, while prioritising political rhetoric over practical action.

The Telangana High Court directed the State government not to take any adverse action against former Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao and former Minister Harish Rao based on the Ghose Commission report on the Kaleshwaram project, pending further hearing on October 7

The Telangana HC has asked the State government to clarify whether it has acted on the PC Ghose Commission report or kept it pending. The query follows Chief Minister Revanth Reddy’s midnight announcement to transfer the Kaleshwaram case to the CBI

BRS working president KT Rama Rao lauded former Minister T Harish Rao’s performance in the Assembly, calling it a “master class.” Harish Rao countered Congress claims on the PC Ghose Commission report and Kaleshwaram project, earning praise as a ‘six-foot bullet’ from the party

BRS leader RS Praveen Kumar alleged that the Congress government’s move to hand over the Kaleshwaram project to the CBI was a conspiracy with BJP and TDP to destroy Telangana’s future and deprive it of rights over Godavari waters

Telangana CM’s decision to hand over the Kaleshwaram project probe to the CBI has unsettled Congress ranks. Analysts see a BJP-Naidu hand, while the move risks backfiring politically and weakening Congress’s credibility in Telangana

BRS MLA Vemula Prashanth Reddy accused Chief Minister Revanth Reddy of colluding with the BJP to defame the Kaleshwaram project and BRS leadership. He called the CBI probe a conspiracy, while BRS whip KP Vivekanand alleged Congress was playing into BJP’s hands

The BRS launched a two-day statewide agitation in Telangana protesting the Congress government’s alleged conspiracy to undermine the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project and target former CM K. Chandrashekhar Rao. K. T. Rama Rao vowed to fight legally, politically, and on streets.

BRS members created uproar in the Telangana Legislative Council, tearing up the PC Ghose report and demanding its discussion. Despite the protest against the CBI probe on the Kaleshwaram project, the Council passed the Panchayat Raj, Municipal Act amendments, and other bills.

BRS working president KT Rama Rao accused Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy of colluding with Prime Minister Modi and Andhra Pradesh CM Chandrababu Naidu to weaken Telangana's irrigation interests. He termed the CBI handover of Kaleshwaram project a political conspiracy targeting farmers