BRS will expose hollowness of commission's report on KLIP in the Assembly: Harish Rao
Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Monday announced that Commission's report would be tabled in the Assembly for a detailed a debate during a special session of the Assembly.
Taking strong exception to the Commission's finding, which held former Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao solely responsible for the irregularities in the execution of the project, Mr. Rao claimed that it was indeed a decision approved by the then Cabinet as well as the Assembly.
Presenting a detailed report to the media at BRS Bhavan here on Tuesday, Mr. Rao alleged that the Congress government led by Revanth Reddy was deliberately distorting facts about the KLIP to merely malign the image of KCR and cause 'trouble' to him.
Regarding the decision to shift the barrage site from Tummidihatti to Medigadda, he said that the decision was taken upon the advice of the expert committee.
'The Central Water Commission (CWC) also clearly stated that Tummidihatti would not ensure sufficient water availability (160 TMC). It was also acknowledged by then Union Minister Uma Bharati,' he said, adding as many as 11 Central government agencies gave nod for the project.
Refuting the reported comments of Irrigation Minister N. Uttam Kumar Reddy that the Maharashtra government had accepted the proposed Full Reservoir Level (FRL) of 152 meters barrage at Tummidihatti, Mr. Harish Rao said that it had indeed turned down the plea for the same FRL, prompting the KCR government to consider shifting the barrage.
He also claimed that a retired engineers' committee had submitted a sworn affidavit to the Kaleshwaram Commission confirming that Medigadda was the most technically suitable site.
'The retired engineers' committee had only advised against direct water pumping from Medigadda barrage to Mid Manair Dam (MMD) due to geographical and topographical challenges. As per the committee's recommendations, all design modifications were done and opted to pump water to Yellampally, leading to the river-based route via upstream barrages — Annaram and Sundilla,' he explained.
Questioning the National Dam Safety Authority (NDSA) about its alleged hasty visit to Medigadda, he asked why it had visited the Polavaram project, which had collapsed three times. He alleged that both the BJP and Congress had conspired on the issue with an intention to defame BRS for political gains.
The former minister said the Congress had failed to secure even a single permission for the Pranahita-Chevella Sujala Sravanthi scheme during their 10-year tenure.
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