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Time of India
22-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
TPCC chief challenges KTR to seek probe into Palamuru project
Hyderabad: Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) president Mahesh Kumar Goud on Thursday accused BRS working president KT Rama Rao of misleading the public by portraying the court's ruling on the Palamuru-Rangareddy Lift Irrigation Project as a vindication of the BRS party's actions. He recalled that senior leader Nagam Janardhan Reddy had originally filed the case against the project while he was still with the Congress, submitting substantial evidence to the court. "After filing the case, BRS lured him into the party and diluted the legal challenge. How can someone fight a case against your party chief while being part of your party," Mahesh Goud questioned. Calling on KTR to prove his commitment to transparency, Mahesh Goud urged him to formally request the govt to initiate a probe. "If you truly believe there was no wrongdoing, write to chief minister Revanth Reddy requesting a CID investigation or a judicial inquiry. Let the truth come out. KTR should step forward and prove his integrity," he said.
Hans India
16-05-2025
- Politics
- Hans India
Joorala-to-Pakala Water Diversion Plan Sparks Outrage: BJP Leader Warns of Mass Agitation in Palamuru
Gadwal: Joorala-to-Pakala Proposal Sparks Fresh Controversy: BJP Leader S. Ramachandra Reddy Warns of Mass Agitation Jogulamba Gadwal, Telangana – The long-dormant proposal to divert water from the Joorala project to the Pakala reservoir has once again resurfaced, triggering strong opposition from regional political leaders and farmers. Former Jogulamba Gadwal District BJP President S. Ramachandra Reddy has expressed serious concern over Chief Minister Revanth Reddy's recent remarks at a high-level engineering officials' meeting regarding this contentious proposal. Speaking at a local gathering, Ramachandra Reddy questioned the logic and feasibility of transferring water from the Krishna Basin to the Godavari Basin, especially when over 1,000 TMCs of water flow unused into the sea from the Godavari River annually. He pointed out that rather than tapping into the Godavari River, which flows near Pakala, the proposal illogically suggests transporting water over 400 kilometers from Joorala. He emphasized that critical irrigation projects within the undivided Mahabubnagar (Palamuru) region, such as RDS (Rajolibanda Diversion Scheme), Nettempadu, Gattu, Bheema, Koilsagar, Kalwakurthy, and Palamuru-Rangareddy Lift Irrigation Project, remain incomplete. Reddy argued that proposing a new inter-basin transfer project without first completing these long-pending schemes is not only impractical but also unjust to the farmers of the region. "How can the government justify a new plan involving an expenditure of nearly Rs. 2 lakh crores, when the existing projects haven't even been completed?" he asked, adding that this approach undermines the decades-long irrigation struggles of the region. Recalling the year 2014, when a similar proposal was first introduced, Ramachandra Reddy said, 'Back then, massive protests were launched across all constituencies of the undivided Mahabubnagar district, and we are prepared to do it again if necessary.' He called upon the state government to immediately complete all existing irrigation projects in the region, including extending RDS to its tail-end ayacut and ensuring the completion of Nettempadu, Gattu, Bheema, Koilsagar, Kalwakurthy, and Palamuru-Rangareddy projects. Failing that, he warned, the BJP along with local farmers and the public will initiate a large-scale agitation to protect the district's water rights and development interests. The meeting witnessed participation from several prominent local leaders, including Aija Town and Mandal BJP Presidents Kompati Bhagat Reddy and Gopalakrishna, as well as Lakshman Goud, Nagaraju, and other activists. This development marks a critical moment in the region's water politics, as voices grow louder for prioritizing local irrigation needs over grand inter-basin proposals.
New Indian Express
03-05-2025
- Politics
- New Indian Express
Harish Rao defends Kaleshwaram's third tmcft plan, says it safeguards Telangana's Godavari rights
HYDERABAD: BRS MLA and former minister T Harish Rao on Friday said that the 'third tmcft' component was incorporated in Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Scheme only to protect the rights of Telangana in Godavari river. He said that the then CM K Chandrasekhar Rao took this decision keeping in mind the state's requirements for the next 100 years. Harish was addressing the gathering during a programme organised by the Telangana Vikasa Samithi, where he unveiled two books — Saguneeti rangamlo Telangana padella prasthanam and Kaleshwaram Project: Prasnalu, Vimarsalu, Vakreekaranalu, Vivaranalu — authored by retired irrigation engineer and former OSD (Irrigation) to CM, Sridhar Rao Deshpande. He also said that the Kaleshwaram project was completed with 'the lowest cost escalation'. The former minister wondered how the Congress government would divert 20 tmcft water from Mallannasagar to Hyderabad if Kaleshwaram has collapsed. Disputing Irrigation Minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy's claim that water cannot be stored in the barrages, Harish Rao said that the barrages could store more than two tmcft. He alleged that the state government failed to stop the government of AP from proceeding with the proposed Godavari-Banakacherla project. He also claimed that the previous BRS government completed 80 per cent of the Palamuru-Rangareddy Lift Irrigation Project works.
