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BRS leaders launched their 'Chalo Karnataka' campaign, accusing Karnataka of blocking Krishna, Bhima and Tungabhadra waters through illegal projects and hydraulic gates. They demanded immediate release of water, completion of the Palamuru-Rangareddy Lift Irrigation Scheme, and vowed to continue agitation to safeguard Telangana’s water rights.

Despite the Telangana government's commitment to complete the Palamuru Rangareddy Lift Irrigation Scheme within fixed timelines, unresolved water allocation issues, the return of the DPR by the Central Water Commission and financial constraints have raised doubts over meeting the announced deadlines

The Congress government has resumed the Narlapur pump house wet run and intensified operations under the Devadula Lift Irrigation Scheme, signalling greater reliance on irrigation infrastructure developed during the BRS regime as Telangana grapples with a worsening rainfall deficit.

BRS leaders alleged that works being undertaken by Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh at the Rajolibanda Diversion Scheme could affect Telangana's water share. They demanded immediate intervention by the State government and accused it of failing to protect the interests of Mahabubnagar farmers.

BRS leaders S Niranjan Reddy and RS Praveen Kumar criticised Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy over the Palamuru-Rangareddy Lift Irrigation Scheme, alleging Congress had opposed the project and accusing the State government of acting on ideas influenced by Andhra Pradesh leaders.

Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy launched a scathing attack on his predecessor K Chandrasekhar Rao during a public meeting in Jadcherla, challenging him to a debate on governance.

Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy said discussions with Andhra Pradesh on Krishna and Godavari water-sharing issues were progressing positively. He also revealed plans for bridge-cum-barrages with Karnataka and reiterated that Telangana would protect its assured share of river waters.

The Telangana government launched a 10-day special drive to speed up paddy procurement amid criticism over delays. Officials are under pressure to meet revised targets as farmers continue raising concerns over pending procurement, delayed payments and distress sales across the State

BRS alleged that the Congress government acted on the Palamuru Rangareddy Lift Irrigation Scheme only after the party announced a padayatra. Former Minister S Niranjan Reddy accused the government of delaying works and increasing project costs through negligence.

The Bharat Rashtra Samithi has accused the Congress government of neglecting the Palamuru Rangareddy Lift Irrigation Scheme and announced a padayatra in June to press for completion of pending works.

The Congress government has come under scrutiny for sidelining the Palamuru Rangareddy Lift Irrigation Scheme (PRLIS) while its flagship Narayanpet-Kodangal Lift Irrigation project has faced multiple delays and controversies. Despite financial allocations and promises to complete both projects, work has stalled, leaving critical irrigation projects in limbo.

Leaking passages and poor maintenance could destabilise local hydrology and endanger fragile ecosystems, warn experts

On Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Scheme, the bench stresses that developmental infrastructure of this magnitude should not be politicised or undermined by speculative legal challenges

BRS MLC questions CM Revanth Reddy’s negligent approach towards its legal issues

Urges the Union Minister to safeguard Telangana’s rightful share of Godavari River waters and ensure timely project approvals

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

Alleging that the claims made by the Chief Minister were false and far from reality, Harish Rao said the Congress government failed to fulfil promises made to farmers of the State

The state government has responded by releasing Rs 60 crore to address immediate needs and maintain the PRLIS, where work has been stalled since December last.

Close on the heels of the submergence of the Vatti Vagu pump house of the Palamuru Rangareddy Lift Irrigation Scheme, the Bhakta Ramdas Lift Irrigation Scheme (BRLIS) pump house in Khammam district suffered extensive damage as flood water entered it.