BRS working president KT Rama Rao accused the Congress government of crippling Telangana’s irrigation sector through incompetence and inaction, alleging deliberate stalling of key projects and betrayal of farmers’ interests
Telangana Deputy Chief Minister emphasises that Congress government initiated and completed projects like Koil Sagar, Bhima, Kalwakurthy and Nettempadu on the Krishna River
The Rs 50,000 crore project has seen no significant progress in the works ever since the inauguration of the first pumphouse by the then Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao in September 2023
Raises concerns that Congress government's move to divert water from Palamuru-Rangareddy Lift Irrigation Scheme will affect erstwhile Mahabubnagar and Ranga Reddy districts
Former minister Niranjana Reddy said the State government is allowing valuable Krishna river water to flow into the Bay of Bengal while farmers in the Palamuru region desperately await water for their fields.
All that the Palamuru Rangareddy Lift Irrigation Scheme (PRLIS) needs finally is the appraisal of its detailed project report (DPR) by the Central Water Commission.
