The Telangana government has decided to formulate a scientific and long-term desiltation strategy for major irrigation projects. Irrigation Minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy directed officials to study best practices and accelerate ongoing works to improve storage capacity, water security and flood management.
While Andhra Pradesh’s irrigation projects are celebrated as ‘Sujala Sravanthi’, Telangana’s lift schemes face scepticism — exposing the asymmetry in media narratives and political discourse
Rythu Sangham district secretary Bonthu Rambabu has urged the Telangana government to set up a green channel for fund release to complete the Sitarama Lift Irrigation Scheme. He said the current allocation is far below the revised project estimate of ₹19,325 crore.
The Centre’s discrimination against Telangana, as Banakacherla proves, continues with no national project status granted to either Palamuru-Rangareddy Lift Irrigation Scheme or Kaleshwaram, despite repeated appeals by the State
Says BRS will move a privilege motion in both Houses of the Legislature for denying Opposition MLAs and MLCs an invitation to the government's official presentation held at Praja Bhavan
Andhra Pradesh activates the Pothireddypadu Head Regulator; with cumulative inflows crossing 205 TMC at Srisailam, 95 TMC at Jurala and 51 TMC at NSP, the Krishna basin is witnessing a bountiful monsoon
Repairs to Jurala’s crest gates have been halted due to rising inflows, with work postponed until late 2025. Reduced capacity, traffic pressure, equipment failure, and lack of specialised repair support have added to the operational challenges at the project.
On Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Scheme, the bench stresses that developmental infrastructure of this magnitude should not be politicised or undermined by speculative legal challenges
Ahead of the National Dam Safety Authority (NDSA) review of the interim works on the Medigadda Barrage. Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy made several suggestions to officers and engineers on Sunday.
The State government initially estimated the Musi River beautification project cost at Rs 50,000 crore and was later revised to Rs 70,000 crore. Recently, the estimates were freshly revised to a staggering Rs 1.5 lakh crore even before the draft plans are prepared.
