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The Hindu
24-05-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
BRS ridicules Irrigation Minister's repeated attempt to malign Kaleshwaram project with lies
HYDERABAD Senior leader of the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) and former Minister for Irrigation T. Harish Rao has ridiculed Minister for Irrigation N. Uttam Kumar Reddy for his 'repeated attempts to spread misinformation on Kaleshwaram Project with the belief that people will believe a lie as a fact if told repeatedly'. In a statement, Mr. Harish Rao alleged on Saturday that spreading lies and misinformation on the Kalaeshwaram Project had become the single-point agenda for Mr. Uttam Kumar Reddy, as also Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy. He questioned the rationale of Mr. Uttam Reddy terming the project as a 'white elephant' while making use of several pump houses and reservoirs constructed as part of the project. Along with documents Mr. Rao reiterated that the Central Water Commission had written to the State government on February 18, 2015 and March 4, 2015 on the non-availability of 160 tmc ft of water planned to be used for the earlier Pranahita-Chevella project at the proposed Tummidihatti Barrage site. Besides, then Maharashtra Chief Minister had written to his Andhra Pradesh counterpart on their opposition to the barrage at Tummidihatti. The Congress government had never attempted to work out an agreement with Maharashtra by convincing the latter for the barrage, though the same party was in power in A.P., Maharashtra and at the Centre from 2007 to 2014. It was the Congress government that had given ₹2,328 crore mobilisation advance to contractors even before taking up the project work. The estimated cost of Pranahita-Chevella started with ₹17,875 crore initially was first revised to ₹38,500 crore in less than two years, and later to ₹40,300 crore. He stated that the Congress government had spent only ₹3,780 crore on Pranahita-Chevella works, including land acquisition against the claims of Mr. Uttam Reddy that ₹10,000 crore was spent. Mr. Harish Rao sought to know why the Congress government had not constructed Tummidihatti Barrage and a gravity canal from Tummidihatti to Yellampally reservoir from 2007 to 2014. He stated that water storage capacity was increased to 141 tmc ft in Kaleshwaram from 16 tmc ft in Pranahita-Chevella. The Kaleshwaram project had created a new ayacut of 3,04,766 acres, including 98,570 acres directly, 39,146 acres by filling 456 minor irrigation tanks with Kaleshwaram canals and another 1,67,050 acres by filling 2,143 minor irrigation tanks with Kaleshwaram water under SRSP Stage-I and Stage-II. 17,08,230 acres of ayacut was stabilised under SRSP Stage-I (Lower Manair Dam), Stage-II and Nizamsagar project and another 20,576 acres under 66 checkdams by diverting Kaleshwaram water to Kudellivagu and Haldivagu.
The Hindu
21-04-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
Telangana Rythu Mahotsavam in Nizamabad assures desilting of Nizamsagar and SRSP soon
Telangana Rythu Mahotsavam at Nizamabad showcased the Congress party's contribution to the irrigation and farming sector and assurance of taking up the desiltation and dredging works of the Nizamsagar and SRSP projects. The event was addressed by Minister for Irrigation N. Uttam Kumar Reddy, Minister for Agriculture Tummala Nageswara Rao, District Incharge Minister Jupally Krishna Rao, TPCC president Mahesh Kumar Goud, former minister Sudarshan Reddy, Government Advisor Mohammed Ali Shabbir, former Speaker Pocharam Srinivas Reddy, MLAs Bhupati Reddy, Suryanarayana and Rakesh Reddy and MLC Anjaneya Reddy. Mr. Uttam Kumar Reddy explained how the government was fully equipped for the ongoing Rabi 2024–25 paddy procurement, with all necessary infrastructure, including gunny bags, tarpaulin covers, calipers, dryers, and procurement centres, in place across the State. He said Telangana was on track to record the highest paddy procurement in the country, with a rabi target of 70.13 lakh metric tonnes. Combined with the kharif season's 153.5 LMT, the total annual paddy production for 2024–25 would reach 281 LMT — making Telangana the largest producer in India. Mr. Mahesh Goud urged the government to take up desiltation and dredging works of the Nizamsagar and SRSP projects to bring an additional lakh of acres under cultivation. He said farmers were happy with they being the focus of government schemes. The Congress leaders announced that Pranahita-Chevella project, originally intended to benefit large parts of North Telangana would be revived. All speakers extended their support to the government's initiatives and urged farmers to fully utilise the available facilities and schemes.
