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 leaders and workers staged protests across Siddipet against the Congress government’s decision to order a CBI probe into the Kaleshwaram project. Effigies of CM Revanth Reddy were burnt as leaders accused the Congress of political vendetta and neglecting Medigadda restoration
After criticism from former Minister T Harish Rao, the irrigation department started pumping water into Ranganayaka Sagar in Siddipet with one motor. Rao, however, demanded full-scale pumping at all stations to fill major reservoirs and support farmers
The irrigation officials will pump in one TMC of water. Since the project has 1.42 TMCft of water now, it will take the total storage to 2.42 TMCft against its full storage capacity of 3 TMCft
Endowments and Forest Minister Konda Surekha released water into Mallanna Sagar's main canal to meet the irrigation needs of farmers of ayacut under the project on Saturday at Thoguta
Appealing to the government on behalf of farmers under the Kaleshwaram projects, he urged for irrigation support by releasing water to the canals. He noted that the water levels in the Annapurna (Ananthagiri) reservoir, Ranganayaka Sagar, Mallanna Sagar, and Konda Pochamma Sagar in Siddipet district were critically low.
As the farmers have demanded the release of water from Ranganayaka Sagar, Former Minister T Harish Rao had requested Irrigation Minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy requesting the release of water
Following the directions of the State government on Wednesday, Collector Prasanth Jeevan Patil has said that the irrigation officials will release the lifted water for the Yasangi needs of Siddipet farmers on January 20.
Chandlapur village of Chinna Koduru mandal has been selected as the best Tourism Village for the year 2023 in India. The Central Nodal Agency for Rural Tourism and Rural Homestay of the Union Ministry of Tourism conducted the competition.