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New Indian Express
5 days ago
- Politics
- New Indian Express
Cabinet will discuss PC Ghose report on KLIS today: Telangana irrigation minister Uttam Reddy
PEDDAPALLI: Irrigation Minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy on Sunday said that the state Cabinet, which is scheduled to meet on Monday, would discuss and take a policy decision on the Kaleshwaram report submitted by retired Supreme Court judge PC Ghose. The minister reiterated that Telangana was committed to protecting its water rights and would continue to resist any attempts to divert Godavari water out of the state. Uttam was addressing a public meeting after inaugurating the Ramagundam Lift Irrigation Scheme in Ramagundam along with IT & Industries Minister D Sridhar Babu and Transport Minister Ponnam Prabhakar, Agriculture Minister Thummala Nageswara Rao and Social Welfare Minister Adluri Laxman Kumar. The irrigation minister noted that the Medigadda barrage had collapsed. 'If water is stored in the barrage, it would be washed away and pose a grave threat to 44 villages, including Bhadrachalam,' he said. Referring to the Andhra Pradesh government's proposal to build Godavari-Banakacherla project, he said it was rejected after Telangana raised objections over the project.
The Hindu
6 days ago
- Politics
- The Hindu
Uttam Kumar Reddy inaugurates Ramagundam Lift Irrigation Scheme, vows to fight tooth and nail against Banakacherla project
Terming Andhra Pradesh government's proposed Banakacherla irrigation project as 'illegal', Minister for Irrigation and Civil Supplies N. Uttam Kumar Reddy vowed to fight tooth and nail against it. He was speaking at a public meeting after inaugurating the Ramagundam Lift Irrigation Scheme at Goliwada village in Anthergaon mandal of Peddapalli district on Sunday. It was built at ₹75 crore to irrigate over 13,000 acres in several villages in Anthergaon mandal and two villages in the neighbouring mandals. Ministers D Sridhar Babu, Ponnam Prabhakar, Tummala Nageshwara Rao and others spoke. 'We have complained against the Banakacherla project with the Godavari River Management Board (GRMB), the Central Water Commission (CWC) and other statutory bodies. The Central Expert Appraisal Committee has rejected the proposal following our strong objections,' the Irrigation Minister said. 'The proposed Polavaram-Banakacherla link project is against the Andhra Pradesh State Reorganisation Act and violates Telangana's rights over river waters.' Mr. Reddy alleged that the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project (KLIP) was constructed at a huge cost with the intention of looting public money during the BRS government, resulting in huge drain on the State exchequer. 'Not a single acre was brought under irrigation cover under the KLIP in Manthani constituency where the project is located,' he added. The National Dam Safety Authority (NDSA) report exposed the serious structural deficiencies in the three barrages of the KLIP. The report pointed out that if water is stored in these barrages, it would lead to the submergence of 44 villages and areas surrounding Bhadrachalam, he said. He announced a sanction of ₹1.1 crore to prepare the Detailed Project Report for the Pathipaka reservoir in Peddapalli district. Later, the ministers handed over new ration cards to eligible beneficiaries at a meeting held in Dharmaram mandal headquarters.
