BRS dares BJP to secure Tummidihatti barrage clearances: Asks Bandi Sanjay to leverage Centre, Maharashtra ties; Revanth Reddy urged to lay foundation if approved
HYDERABAD: BRS leaders on Monday dared minister of state (MoS) and BJP leader Bandi Sanjay to get permission from the Centre and the BJP-led Mahayuti govt in Maharashtra to construct a barrage at Tummidihatti at a height of 152 metres, along with approval of chief minister A
Revanth Reddy
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They said BRS leaders and the people of Telangana would remember him forever.
Speaking at a press conference at Telangana Bhavan on Monday, ex-MP B Vinod Kumar, ex-minister Gangula Kamalakar, MLC Dasoju Sravan, MLA Sanjay and others stated that since BJP is in power both at the Centre and in Maharashtra, Bandi Sanjay, being a Union minister, could use his good offices to gain approval from Maharashtra for the Tummidihatti barrage.
"We will wait for two months, and CM Revanth Reddy can lay the foundation stone for the new barrage," they added. The leaders alleged that Bandi Sanjay was making comments on Kaleshwaram without any knowledge of the project.
"The previous Congress govt increased the Pranahitha-Chevella project estimates to 40,000 crore before starting the project works. Sanjay was not talking about that. If Sanjay can get approvals for Tummidihatti, he, along with Kishan Reddy, should get clearances in two months," Vinod Kumar said.
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He mentioned that K Chandrasekhar Rao had proposed source of Kaleshwaram project at Medigadda after considering issues like water availability, land acquisition, and the neighbouring Maharashtra's permission.
The Congress govt has been talking about Medigadda barrage, but the KCR govt repaired the Mid Manair dam, which got damaged, and did not blame anyone. Similarly, Bandi Sanjay was not talking about Polavaram either, Vinod said.
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