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Despite police action, the spurious cotton seed menace continues in Mancherial, with cases rising in recent years. Smugglers operate across State borders, targeting farmers with illegal seeds, while enforcement gaps and alleged corruption hamper control efforts.

The Telangana Congress government has decided to integrate the Sundilla barrage from Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project with Pranahita-Chevella. The hybrid model aims to reuse existing infrastructure, cut costs, reduce energy use, and accelerate irrigation benefits for multiple districts

River water activist V Prakash Rao said there is no need for an EOI or fresh tenders for KLIP rehabilitation. Only the Medigadda barrage block needs repair. He linked delays to politics and called the EOI an election gimmick.

Non-operation of the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project since October 2023 has hit Telangana farmers hard, reducing paddy acreage, increasing groundwater dependence and causing losses of over Rs.8,000 crore. Crop failures, low yields and farmer suicides highlight urgent need for revival

Former Minister T Harish Rao said the Siddipet oil palm factory and cultivation were possible only due to the BRS government’s efforts and the Kaleshwaram project. He criticised the Congress for claiming credit and urged farmers to take up oil palm cultivation

The Telangana government has turned to the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project, once criticised by Chief Minister Revanth Reddy, to supply drinking water to Hyderabad. The Rs 2,085 crore plan will draw Godavari water through Mallannasagar to meet the city’s growing demand

BRS staged protests in Patancheru and Medak district against the Congress government’s decision to hand over KLIP to the CBI. Leaders accused Congress and BJP of plotting to shut down the project, while farmers’ distress and political tensions escalated

The Telangana government has issued a notification entrusting the CBI with a probe into alleged irregularities in the Kaleshwaram project. The move follows reports from the NDSA and the Justice PC Ghose Commission, with the Cabinet approving the decision

BRS cadres staged a blindfolded protest in Kothagudem, alleging that the Congress government was targeting former CM K Chandrashekhar Rao using the Ghose Commission report on Kaleshwaram. Leaders claimed the report was biased and accused ministers of misleading the Assembly

BRS leaders staged a black badge protest in Yellandu alleging that the Congress government was spreading misinformation on the Kaleshwaram project to defame former CM K Chandrashekhar Rao. Dindigala Rajender accused CM Revanth Reddy of misleading the Assembly on KLIP issues

Irrigation officials in Siddipet have begun pumping water into Mallanna Sagar, the largest reservoir under the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project, with the goal of storing 30 TMCft this year. Currently holding 10 TMCft against a 50 TMCft capacity, the reservoir has seen gradual increases since its 2022 inauguration.

The Telangana Irrigation Department has resumed partial operations of the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project, pumping water to select reservoirs. The move, following BRS leaders’ demands, will irrigate only 10% of the project’s 18.25 lakh acres across 13 districts.

Allegations are flying thick that the government is targeting specific individuals, while shielding others of equal rank and responsibility

Senior BRS leaders staged a protest at the Kannepalli pump house of the Kaleshwaram project in Jayashankar Bhupalapally, demanding the restart of motors to release water for Vanakalam crops. Police prevented entry, prompting a sit-in at the site

Former Minister T Harish Rao accused the Congress government of not operating KLIP pumps at Medigadda despite heavy Godavari inflows. He alleged political motives behind halting water lifting and warned of serious impact on farmers already suffering due to deficit rainfall

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

In any other State or country, KLIP would be a celebrated case study. As it nears its sixth anniversary, we revisit how it transformed Telangana’s agriculture before political neglect halted its momentum.

The lack of water supplementation from KLIS is expected to have a devastating effect in over four lakh acres of Yasangi (Rabi) ayacut in the erstwhile Nalgonda, Khammam, and Warangal districts