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Time of India
02-08-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Will stop Andhra from taking up Banakacherla project, says Bhatti
Hyderabad: Deputy chief minister Bhatti Vikramarka on Saturday said the Congress govt will not allow the AP govt to proceed with its Godavari-Banakacherla project until Telangana completes all its pending irrigation projects in the basin area and secures its rightful share of river water. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now He also assured the people that the Congress govt would fight at all levels to reclaim the seven mandals of the combined Khammam district which were merged with on the pretext of the Polavaram project. "We are going to expose BRS, BJP, and TDP conspiracies behind the Banakacherla and Polavaram projects. AP minister Lokesh said they only want to tap the excess water from the Godavari river, which is flowing into the sea through the Banakacherla project. The water is flowing away because the previous BRS did not complete pending irrigation projects in the basin to secure Telangana's rightful share of river water," Bhatti said at a public meeting in Kollapur constituency after laying foundation for new substations, distributing ration cards, and Indiramma housing sanction letters. BRS betrayed the people of Telangana. They came to power promising water, funds, and jobs. But in 10 years, they failed to complete any major project on the Godavari or Krishna river. It was the Congress govt that initiated projects like Jurala, Nettempadu, Koilsagar, Kalwakurthy, Srisailam, and Nagarjunasagar on the Krishna, and SRSP, Sripada Yellampalli, Devadula lift irrigation, Indira Sagar, and Rajiv Sagar on the Godavari. The previous BRS govt failed to complete even the Palamuru-Rangareddy lift irrigation scheme. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now "The Congress govt in the undivided state came out with the Pranahita-Chevella project at 152m height to benefit upland areas. Instead, KCR opted for the Kaleshwaram project at only 100m height, which ultimately collapsed despite spending 1.2 lakh crore, whereas Pranahita-Chevella could have been completed with 38,000 crore. The previous BRS govt redesigned projects only to loot the state treasury," Bhatti alleged. Bhatti said: "The Congress govt has spent over 1 lakh crore on welfare schemes since coming to power, with schemes like 10 lakh Aarogyasri, free bus travel for women, Indiramma housing scheme, 500 gas cylinder, 200 units of free electricity, 2 lakh crop loan waiver, Rythu Bharosa, and Cheyutha pensions, to name a few."
Time of India
24-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
BRS' arrogance led to collapse of Kaleshwaram project: Uttam
Hyderabad: Irrigation minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy criticised the previous BRS govt, blaming its arrogance and corruption for the collapse of the Kaleshwaram project and the irreversible damage caused to the state's financial and irrigation systems. "If construction was taken up at Tummidihatti, this situation would never have arisen," he said. Speaking to the media in Huzurnagar on Saturday after a detailed review of development works in Huzurnagar and Kodad, the minister said, "Tummidihatti, designed by the Congress under the Dr BR Ambedkar Pranahita-Chevella Sujala Sravanthi project with an estimated cost of ₹38,000 crore, was deliberately set aside by the BRS govt because they did not want the Congress to get credit. Instead, they shifted the plan to Medigadda and launched Kaleshwaram, lured by commissions. " He said the Kaleshwaram cost was suddenly inflated to ₹1.2 lakh crore from the original ₹38,000 crore. "Just because commissions were not coming their way, they dumped a viable project and took up an unnecessary, faulty one. And the result is in front of us—the same Kaleshwaram collapsed under their own tenure," he said, terming it a textbook case of greed and misgovernance. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning For Working Professionals. BITS Pilani WILP Apply Now Undo Uttam said if the Congress' original Tummidihatti plan was completed with ₹38,000 crore, the remaining ₹62,000 crore could have been used to complete several pending irrigation projects across Telangana. "Projects such as Palamuru-Rangareddy, Koilsagar, Bhima, Nettempadu, Kalwakurthy, SLBC, Dindi, Devadula, Gouravelli, and Sitarama—all could have been completed. Telangana would have become lush and agriculturally self-sufficient," he asserted. The minister said that due to the misadventures of the BRS govt, the state now has to repay ₹16,000 crore every year, including interest. "These loans have now become a generational burden and will haunt us for the next three generations," Uttam said. He asserted that the judicial probe headed by Justice PC Ghose is fully transparent and unbiased. "The commission is functioning independently and lawfully. Whatever action is taken will be based on the commission's findings and the people's mandate," he said, reiterating the govt's commitment to accountability.
