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Ten youths from Godavarikhani completed an eight-day, 400-km cycle rally from Medigadda Barrage to Kondapochamma Sagar to highlight farmers' distress and express support for BRS president K Chandrashekhar Rao's return as Chief Minister. During their journey, they collected grievances related to irrigation, power supply and agriculture, which they later conveyed to Rao at his Erravelli residence.

A 61-year-old farmer in Siddipet’s Sheripally village is using a traditional wooden-pole mechanism to lift water from a drain and save his paddy crop. Power cuts, falling groundwater levels and a burnt-out borewell have left farmers struggling.

Telangana's drought concerns have renewed focus on Kaleshwaram's role in storing and distributing Godavari water. Damage to Medigadda and low reservoir levels have constrained the system, while the BRS urges the government to use available river flows to protect crops.

The BRS legal cell has served notices on three Congress leaders over allegations that water from Kondapochamma Sagar was diverted to K Chandrashekhar Rao’s farmlands. The party demanded deletion of social media posts and warned of further legal action.

The BRS Global NRI wing has criticised a report published in Telugu daily Velugu alleging diversion of water from Kondapochamma Sagar to former chief minister K Chandrashekhar Rao's farmland at Erravelli. The organisation termed the allegations unsubstantiated, demanded withdrawal of the report and an unconditional apology.

Former Minister T Harish Rao inspected pending KLIS canal works in Medak and sent a selfie from the site to Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy. He accused the Congress government of neglecting irrigation projects and demanded immediate release of funds.

An 18-year-old Nepali student drowned in Kondapochamma Sagar in Siddipet on Wednesday. Mohana Prasad, a B Com student from Old Bowenpally, had visited the reservoir with his friends. Police registered a case after the incident.

BRS leaders and farmers staged a dharna at Kondapochamma Sagar demanding immediate lifting of Godavari water from the Kannepalli pump house to address drought conditions in Siddipet and neighbouring districts. They accused the Congress government of failing to respond to farmers’ needs.

Paddy farmers in Siddipet are struggling to begin cultivation due to empty reservoirs, depleted groundwater and poor rainfall. Delayed irrigation, low sowing coverage and erratic power supply have worsened the situation, forcing many farmers to spend more on repeated sowing and borewells.

BRS leader KT Rama Rao accused CM Revanth Reddy of inflating the Kondapochamma-Gandipet project cost from Rs 1,100 crore to Rs 7,400 crore. Unveiling a documentary on Kaleshwaram, he defended the project as Telangana’s pride and dismissed Congress claims of a scam.

Kondapochamma Sagar, a key component of the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Scheme, is emerging as a strategic and cost-effective water source for Hyderabad. With its elevation enabling gravity-based flow, it offers significant advantages over Mallanna Sagar. The reservoir supports both urban drinking water and rural irrigation needs, despite facing social challenges during construction.

The Congress government’s choice of Mallanna Sagar over Kondapochamma Sagar for Hyderabad’s water supply has triggered debate. Critics argue that Kondapochamma’s proximity and elevation make it cheaper and more practical, while Mallanna Sagar’s higher costs raise concerns about long-term feasibility

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

BRS leader KT Rama Rao accused the Congress government of inflating the Musi River project cost from Rs 16,000 crore to Rs 1.5 lakh crore for a scam. He said the project was aimed at diverting funds, not development

The ryots were protesting for the second consecutive day demanding that the government release water for the Yasangi season

When they ventured into the reservoir for a swim, five of them accidentally drowned. The police, irrigation, and other department officials have put collective efforts into retrieving the dead bodies

KTR also questioned CM Revanth for lack of action against one of the contractors - MEIL, despite departmental inquiry committee recommending for blacklisting the company, over collapse of a retaining wall at Sunkisala project

The storage capacity of the project was 50 TMC. The irrigation department is pumping 6,500 cusecs of water as on Wednesday

The Irrigation department started the pumping after former Minister T Harish Rao had wrote to Irrigation Minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy.

Irrigation Minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy instructed the officials following a letter written by Former Minister T Harish Rao.