Telangana NRIs seek postponement of Global Summit over water crisis

Telangana NRIs have urged the State government to postpone the Global Summit 2026, citing water and power shortages. In an open letter to Chief Minister Revanth Reddy and Rahul Gandhi, they questioned the event's expenditure amid drought

Hyderabad: After residents’ welfare associations and other sections, now Telangana NRIs are also raising objections over the conduct of Global Summit to be held next month in Bharat Future City, citing water and power crisis.

They have demanded that the Global Summit 2026 be postponed till drought ends.

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To this effect, the Friends of Congress USA and Telangana NRIs for People First have written an open letter to Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi.

They reminded that the Congress government in Telangana had declared drought in 365 mandals and no water till July 2027. Farmers have been asked not to cultivate paddy in the Yasangi season. These apart, many schools were being closed and hostels were also asking the students to vacate due to water shortage.

In addition to these concerns, the Friends of Congress USA also expressed its worries over the expenditure to conduct the event and negligence towards the farming community.

“LUXURY Global Summit for 4000 VIPs – Dec 7 to 9. 5-star hotels, pools, banquets = Lakhs of litres of water. 1 Officer per 1 Guest = Who will help our farmers? Sir, this is not People First. This is VIP first,” the Friends of Congress USA said in a post on Facebook.

“We are NRIs. We want investment in Telangana. But not when our mothers walk 3 kms for water. We demand postpone Invest Telangana Summit 2026 till drought ends. Investment can wait 6 months. Thirst cannot,” Indian Americans Forum, Friends of Congress USA and Telangana NRIs for People First said in the post.

Already, the United Federation of Resident Welfare Associations, which is a non-political organization, appealed to the Congress government to postpone the Invest Telangana Global Summit.

The Federation has also written an open letter to the Chief Minister, citing the current water crisis and the need to divert scarce water, public funds and power for conducting the investment summit.