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Cabinet may initiate action against those responsible for irregularities in Kaleshwaram project
Hyderabad, Aug 3 (UNI) The crucial Telangana Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy tomorrow is likely to initiate criminal proceedings or departmental action against those found responsible for alleged irregularities in the execution of the Kaleshwaram project during the previous BRS government.
After a 15-month probe into the sinking of sme piers of Medigadda barrage and damages to Annaram and sundilla barrages which are part of the Kaleshwara Lift Irrigation Scheme (KLIS), the Justice PC Ghose one-man commission submitted its 650-page report to Telangana government on July 31, 2025.
The report was also officially handed over the Chief Minister on Friday.
After discussing the findings of the Justice PC Ghose Commission report on the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Scheme (KLIS), the government may direct the Anti corruption Bureau (ACB) or the Crime Investigation Department (CID) to take further action based on the report submitted by the Commission.
Following this, the government constituted a high-level committee comprising of Senior Secretaries from the Irrigation, law and General Administration departments, to examine the report and prepare a detailed survey for presentation in the cabinet meeting.
Irrigation Minister Kumar Reddy, who conducted a meting with the committee today evening on the preparation of the report submitted it to the cabinet.
The cabinet will deliberate on the commission's findings and the committee's brief survey to decide on appropriate action.
Speaking at various programmes in Peddapalli district today, Irrigation Minister Uttam Kumar Reddy confirmed that the state cabinet would soon discuss the report on the Kaleshwaram project and take a policy decision.
He reiterated that Telangana was committed to protecting its irrigation rights and would continue to resist any attempts to divert Godavari water out of the state.
The Minister criticised the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project, stating that ₹1 lakh crore had been wasted and claimed that the Medigadda barrage had failed to provide any benefit.
He pointed out that although Kaleshwaram passes through Manthani constituency, it had not irrigated even a single acre.
Though Telangana had still achieved record-level paddy production, showing that the state's agricultural performance was not dependent on Kaleshwaram alone, he added.
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