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Citing the hardships being faced by farmers across the State due to lack of irrigation water and quality power supply, the BRS president said it was much more than a natural calamity, and was a man-made and government-made calamity.

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.

Stating that it was not possible for the Congress government to protect the interests of farmers by supplying water to standing crops, he said the BRS would fight on behalf of the farming community.

Demanding a compensation of Rs.25,000 per acre to the farmers, KCR, who visited and interacted with farmers in Jangaon, Suryapet and Nalgonda districts, said 200 farmers had lost their lives in just about 100 days of the Congress in power.

If the complexities involved in the issue are to be taken into consideration, nothing of that sort is going to happen before March 2025, senior official in the averred.

With just seven days left for the 100-day timeframe Revanth Reddy himself set for his government to implement its poll promises, the next one week will be a test of the government's commitment levels.

The team wanted the heads and representatives of various agencies involved in the implementation of the project to make themselves available in Delhi for further interaction and questioning.

The team insisted on comprehensive information on as many as 20 aspects pertaining to the designs and construction of the barrages, according to senior officials.

The committee will hold discussions with the stakeholders of the project for holistic appreciation of the site-related issues and ascertain the hydraulic, structural and geo-technical aspects of the three barrages.

Senior BJP leader Konda Vishweshwar Reddy accused Congress of ignoring the alleged irregularities in the Kaleshwaram project and focusing on damages caused to the Medigadda barrage to mislead the people.

On his way to Medigadda, he met the party workers who were subjected to police excesses at Parkal and assured them that the party leadership would stand by them in stress and strain.

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

The BRS was inspecting the Medigadda and Annaram barrages to explain the importance of the Kaleshwaram lift irrigation project to the people, he said.

Farmers were already facing a water crisis and officials had declared that water could not be provided after March 31.

Vedire Sriram, advisor to the Union Jal Shakti Minister and chairman of the Task Force on Interlinking of Rivers, voiced criticism toward the State government for its failure to furnish requested details to the National Dam Safety Authority (NDSA) for a thorough investigation into the Medigadda incident.

Irrigation Minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy said that the Vigilance Department was ready with its report on Medigadda and that it would be submitted to the government soon

The DGP was informed that the elected representatives from the party, including MPs, MLAs and MLCs would be visiting the Medigadda barrage as part of the programme on March 1

Speaking in the Assembly ahead of the visit of Ministers and MLAs to the Medigadda barrage, Revanth Reddy said Irrigation Minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy would table the White Paper containing all the details of irrigation projects in the House.

As per agenda the House was supposed to discuss the annual financial statement.

Congress representatives should visit the project and learn about the project and its operations and the party should acknowledge the success of the massive project aimed at giving water to parched lands in Telangana, said KT Rama Rao