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New Indian Express
2 days ago
- Politics
- New Indian Express
Eatala lied about KLIS, project never got Cabinet nod: Thummala
HYDERABAD: Agriculture Minister Thummala Nageswara Rao on Saturday dropped a political bombshell, accusing BJP MP Eatala Rajender of lying before the Justice PC Ghose Commission over the approval process for the Kaleshwaram project. He stated that the project was never approved by the state Cabinet during the BRS regime and was instead taken up through an executive order. Speaking to reporters at the Secretariat, Nageswara Rao called Rajender's deposition before the Kaleshwaram commission on Friday a 'bundle of lies.' 'The Cabinet never approved the construction of the Kaleshwaram project. Only the revised estimates came up for discussion, three years after construction had already begun. The decision to build Kaleshwaram was not collective. Let him show even one document that proves the Cabinet sanctioned it,' the minister asserted. Both served as ministers in the first BRS government. Nageswara Rao also challenged the BJP MP to prove his claim that a Cabinet sub-committee, comprising Harish, Nageswara Rao and Rajender, gave the green signal for the project. The minister said he would submit all relevant documents to the Ghose panel, which is probing alleged irregularities in the construction of the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Scheme. 'No sub-panel formed for Kaleshwaram proj' Nageswara Rao clarified that the sub-committee mentioned by Rajender was not constituted for the Kaleshwaram project at all. 'It was formed 15 days after the Medigadda project was sanctioned, only to study ongoing irrigation schemes like Devadula, Kanthanapally, Pranahita and Flood Flow Canal,' he explained. 'The committee met only two or three times and submitted project-specific reports. At no point did we recommend the construction of Kaleshwaram or its barrages,' Nageswara Rao added.
Hans India
30-04-2025
- Politics
- Hans India
Uttam: Revival of Tummidihatti has begun
Hyderabad: As promised in its election manifesto, the Congress government is expediting the preparation of detailed project report (DPR) for Tummidihatti barrage under the revived Pranahita–Chevella Lift Irrigation scheme. State Advisor (Irrigation) Adityanath Das is reviewing the feasibility of reviving the original Tummidihatti-based Pranahita-Chevella project, Irrigation Minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy said on Tuesday. He said the finalization of the DPR will be the first step towards executing the Pranahita project which was scrapped by the previous BRS government. Making a PowerPoint presentation on the NDSA report on damaged Medigadda, Annaram and Sundilla barrages of Kaleshwaram project, the minister came down heavily on former Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao for disbanding the ambitious Pranahita project for commissions through the launch of Kaleshwaram project. 'KCR reengineered and redesigned the Pranahita project as Kaleshwaram only for commissions. The scraping of the Pranahita project cost Nizamabad and Adilabad district heavily. The government is committed to revive Pranahita and address irrigation needs of the two old big districts,' the minister said. Uttam said that it was outrageous and shameful that KCR, instead of accepting responsibility, was now attacking the credibility of the NDSA and questioning its authority. 'When we recently approached the Union Ministry of Jal Shakti, seeking clearance for the Sitarama Sagar project, the officials refused to consider it because our irrigation system had collapsed,' he added. Reiterating that his government will take a decision on the implementation of the NDSA recommendations in the Cabinet meeting soon, the minister said the Kaleshwaram project was not based on scientific principles but on a campaign of lies, propaganda, and false publicity. He reminded the public that the original plan was Dr BR Ambedkar Pranahita-Chevella Project at Tummidihatti, for which even the then TRS government had sought national project status. He pointed out that the barrages were originally designed to regulate just 2 TMC of river water. However, over 10 TMC was stored in each, driven purely by a publicity agenda, causing foundational damage and eventual collapse. 'The Kaleshwaram collapse is not a natural tragedy. It is a direct result of the BRS government's irresponsible decisions. It has dealt a serious blow to Telangana's finances and to the lives of farmers. Telangana is paying Rs 16,000 crore every year just in loan repayments for this failed project. This is public money lost due to a political stunt.'
