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Officials have expressed concerns that there would be no water supply for Rabi crops under the project, except for pockets where reservoirs linked with KLIS are left with little surplus after supporting Kharif ayacut for another 45 days.

The three barrages- Medigadda, Annaram, and Sundilla have remained idle since they were emptied for inspection and rehabilitation in April and May, leaving the Rabi ayacut without irrigation support.

Farmers facing displacement are mounting pressure on the administration and their elected representatives, urging a more humane approach to the land acquisition process

July 2022 floods were beyond all expectations and likely a primary cause of the damage to the Medigadda barrage, experts testify before the Judicial Commission headed by Justice PC Ghose

Rama Rao criticised Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy's promise of free electricity, stating that it had instead resulted in farmers being “free from electricity.”

The final report from the NDSA is not anticipated before the end of the year, with the possibility of further delays.

Critics argue that the NDSA report was designed to benefit the ruling party at the Centre, with allegations on planning, design, construction quality, and management errors.

BRS leader and former Minister G Jagadish Reddy wanted irrigation authorities to appraise the NDSA of the situation prevailing under the reservoirs fed by the KLIS and obtain permission to make use of all the KLIS barrages.

The Yellampalli project plays a crucial role in supplying drinking water to Hyderabad. The HMWSSB draws water from the Yellampalli reservoir to meet the city’s needs.

Minister Thummala Nageshwar Rao said that Agriculture officials would reach out to every farmer and help them address the complaints pertaining to non-implementation of the loan waiver.

State government made no budget allocations for SLIP and BLIP that were envisaged to provide irrigation and drinking water to Sangareddy district.

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.

Says the project is Telangana's pride which was envied by those who wanted to witness the downfall of the new Telangana State

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

The full reservoir level of Kondapochamma Sagar, built in the Gajwel constituency, is 15 TMC, but it just had 4.5 TMC of water.

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

The engineers and officials testified before the Commission have been asked to submit their version of the issues involved in the construction of the project in writing on or before June 25.

The Judicial commission headed by Justice Pinaki Chandra Ghose started its work in May and made multiple visits to the project as part of the information gathering exercise.

The NDSA which was given 100 days time for investigation into the structural issues in the barrages, is expected to give its report this month.

The State government has for quite some time been pursuing the project clearances vigorously with the Ministry of Jal Shakti