"kaleshwaram-project"

The former Irrigation Minister also targeted the previous Congress administration for its failure to effectively utilise the Yellampally project.

Deposing before the Judicial Commission headed by Justice P C Ghose probing into the construction issues of the Kaleshwaram Irrigation project, he explained that the availability of water in Godavari at Tammidihatti would be far less than the water yield expected from the original design of the Kaleshwaram Project.

Under pressure from farmers and elected representatives to support the Kharif operations, officials have decided to release water to the project from Mid Manair reservoir from August 4.

He raised doubts over the sudden deterioration of the Medigadda Barrage, which withstood the flow of 28 lakh cusecs of water and warned that any future damage to the barrage should be seen as part of this conspiracy by the Congress.

Ahead of the National Dam Safety Authority (NDSA) review of the interim works on the Medigadda Barrage. Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy made several suggestions to officers and engineers on Sunday.

In a statement, Harish Rao ridiculed Uttam Kumar Reddy complaining about the costs and annual electricity bills for operating the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Scheme.

The previous BRS government used to release water to Kudavelly Vagu, and all the canals under Mallanna Sagar, Kondapochamma Sagar, Ranganayaka Sagar and other projects under Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Scheme, says Kotha Prabhakar Reddy.

The commission probing the alleged lapses in the construction of the project will conduct public hearing soon

The sharp decline in suicides among farmers was attributed to proactive measures initiated by the BRS government following the formation of the State

They are leaking news and deciding the masterminds and culprits, with no concrete evidence. Such allegations without evidence, will not stand legal scrutiny," he said.

In an informal interaction with the media during his visit to Delhi, Revanth Reddy said the State Cabinet tasked poet Andesri with writing the anthem and he was the one who recommended Keeravani to compose the music.

In a statement BJP spokesperson NV Subhash said though the probe agencies had submitted their reports to the government, the government was neither taking action against the accused nor making the reports public.

Except a few, almost all water bodies have dried up due to the drought as well as the non-lifting of water from the Kaleshwaram lift irrigation project.

The Mid Manair was filled to the brim and unfortunately today sported a deserted look due to the Congress government’s inefficiency, said Leader of Opposition and BRS president K Chandrashekhar Rao.

A deadline of 100 days has been set for these commissions to submit their reports, said Information and Public Relations Minister Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy

He said despite having the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Scheme, the State government was intentionally not taking up repair works at Medigadda.

Action would be taken against the construction company if the NDSA committee identified any lapses on its part, said Uttam

Compared to last year, there is a drop of 5 tmc of water in the three reservoirs of Mid Manair, Lower Manair Dam and Sripada Yellampalli project

The BRS reached Ground Zero at Medigadda Barrage and countered every allegation with facts and figures, demanding the State government to take up rectification measures instead of continuing the political blame game

All key party figures, such as MLAs, MLCs, and MPs, departed from the party headquarters in Hyderabad, Telangana Bhavan, for Medigadda.