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Time of India
5 days ago
- Politics
- Time of India
Telangana CM Revanth Reddy urges Chandrababu Naidu to scrap RLIS, allow completion of Telangana irrigation projects; slams K Chandrasekhar Rao for ‘neglecting' Mahabubnagar
HYDERABAD: Chief minister A on Friday said if Andhra Pradesh CM was sincere about equal development of both Telugu states, then he should scrap the Rayalaseema Lift Irrigation Scheme (RLIS) and allow to complete irrigation projects in Palamuru (erstwhile Mahabubnagar district). Tired of too many ads? go ad free now Addressing a public meeting in Kollapur in Nagarkurnool district, Revanth reminded Naidu that some projects in undivided Mahabubnagar district were started when the latter was the CM of united Andhra Pradesh. "Meeru Vignulu (learned person). Come forward and cooperate, allowing Telangana to complete the Palamuru Lift Irrigation Scheme, Dindi, Kalwakurthy, Bima, Nettempadu and Koil Sagar projects. All these projects began either when you (Naidu) were the CM of the undivided state or leader of the opposition," Revanth said. Stop RLIS aimed at taking away 3 TMC water daily. How far is it justified on your part to oppose these projects now? I am requesting the AP CM not to oppose these projects and be responsible. Allow us to live. Let us complete our projects, Revanth said in reference to their meeting convened by the Union Jal Shakti ministry to resolve river issues . Revanth said people of Palamuru never forget favours and would always hold Naidu in high regard if he cooperated. "If Naidu doesn't cooperate, Palamuru biddalu (children) know how to fight and achieve their rights, and Revanth would lead that fight," the CM said. During his over one-hour speech, Revanth mainly targeted former CM K Chandrasekhar Rao for his comments that he ( ) was pained to see people suffering under Congress govt. Listing out the schemes of the Congress govt for women, farmers, youth and others, Revanth asked KCR if he was pained because these sections were reaping the fruits of welfare projects. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now Revanth said KCR betryaed the people of Palamuru who stood by him when he had contested from the Mahabubnagar Lok Sabha seat for the cause of Telangana. "KCR did not complete any project in the district. What has KCR done for this district in his nearly 10-year rule?" Revanth asked. He added: "KCR, your pain is going to continue till 2034 as the Congress is going to be in power for 10 years. There is no relief for you. The pain will further engulf you, making you cry more. KCR, whether you are pained, or you jump into the well or immolate yourself or your children resort to it, the Palamuru bidda (Revanth) is going to be the CM for 10 years, and this district will lead the state administration." "My only wish is that you come to the assembly so that we can expose the injustices done by you to this district and you break down in repentance after listening to the good work being done in this prajala palana," Revanth said. The CM said it was his responsibility to complete all the projects in the district and transform it from being a migration-prone area to a model district which rules Telangana. Revanth reiterated that the govt will fill another 40,000 vacancies by June 2026, taking the total recruitments to one lakh in two-and-a-half years of Congress govt. Prior to the public meet, the CM offered prayers at a temple, laid the foundation stone for Young India Integrated Residential School.
Hans India
5 days ago
- Politics
- Hans India
Revanth urges Naidu to cancel R'seema Lift Irrigation Project
Hyderabad/Nagarkurnool: Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy has appealed to his Andhra Pradesh counterpart N Chandrababu Naidu to cancel the Rayalaseema Lift Irrigation Project and instead support the Palamuru Rangareddy Lift Irrigation scheme considering the challenges facing the people of Palamuru district. Addressing a public meeting on Friday at Jatrapole after laying the foundation stones for a slew of developmental works in Nagarkurnool district, the Chief Minister said that the AP Chief Minister, being in a responsible position, should help the people of Palumuru to overcome their problems and lead a happy life. Since the Palamuru Lift Irrigation Scheme was a lifeline for the local people, the Chief Minister sought the cooperation of Chandrababu to complete the project without creating any hurdles. 'We are appealing to AP to help Telangana in the completion of the Palamuru project and cancel the Rayalaseema Lift Irrigation Scheme', the Chief Minister said, while sounding a warning: 'Palamuru people know how to fight and achieve their rights if the AP government is reluctant to accept their pleas.' In a vitriolic attack on former chief minister K Chandrashekhar Rao, Revanth Reddy held the previous BRS government responsible for not completing the projects in Palamuru district. The CM said: 'KCR abandoned Palamuru projects, including the Palamuru Rangareddy project, during his 10-year regime. Kalwakurthy, Nettempadu, and Bima projects were left in the lurch. The former CM has completed only the Kaleshwaram project with Rs 1 lakh crore and the project became 'Kuleshwaram' in just three years.' The Chief Minister highlighted the state government's efforts to complete all pending projects in the next two years. Palamuru would not have faced drought conditions had the KCR government completed the projects, he averred. The Chief Minister recalled how Palamuru people admired KCR and gave him a big mandate by electing the BRS leader as the Lok Sabha MP. The former CM deceived Valmiki Boya community by not including them in the ST community list, despite several appeals from the community, Revanth Reddy said. Revanth asked: 'Why is KCR feeling sad after the son of Palamuru became Chief Minister of the Telangana State and is striving to continue as CM for 20 years with an aim to develop the most backward Palamauru district?' The Chief Minister lambasted KCR for targeting the people's government which had been fulfilling the promises made to the farming community. 'Within 9 days, the state government deposited Rs 9,000 crore in the farmers' accounts under Rythu Bharosa.' Asserting that he will be the Chief Minister of Telangana from Palamuru until 2034, Revanth Reddy said that the government had already filled more than 60,000 jobs in the government sector. One lakh jobs will be filled before the completion of two and half years of the 'people's government', he underlined.
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Business Standard
16-07-2025
- Politics
- Business Standard
Telangana, Andhra Pradesh CMs to attend Centre's meeting on water issues
The Union Jal Shakti Minister, Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy, and his Andhra Pradesh counterpart N Chandrababu Naidu will be attending a meeting on water issues being facilitated by the Centre on Wednesday. The meeting is initiated by the Union Jal Shakti Minister, C R Patil. The meeting, scheduled for 2.30 pm, holds significance against the backdrop of renewed tensions between the two states over water sharing, particularly following Andhra Pradesh's announcement of the Polavaram-Banakacherla project. Both the Chief Ministers have previously expressed their willingness to resolve the issue through dialogue. Earlier on Wednesday, Telangana Irrigation, Food and Civil Supplies Minister Capt. N. Uttam Kumar Reddy said the Congress government in Telangana would persist with its legal, technical, and administrative battle to reclaim the state's rightful share of Krishna river waters. He accused the previous BRS regime of betraying Telangana's long-term interests by compromising with Andhra Pradesh, allowing large-scale water diversion, engineering failures, and financial mismanagement. According to a statement, the Minister delivered two detailed PowerPoint presentations at Jyotirao Phule Praja Bhavan - one on the illegal diversion of Krishna River waters to Andhra Pradesh and the other on the disastrous consequences of relocating the originally sanctioned Dr B.R. Ambedkar Pranahita-Chevella Sujala Sravanthi (PCSS) project to Medigadda under the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Scheme. The first presentation highlighted how the BRS regime, during its 10-year rule from 2014 to 2023, failed to protect Telangana's entitlement to Krishna waters and even facilitated illegal infrastructure development by Andhra Pradesh to divert water from the Srisailam reservoir. Uttam Kumar Reddy said Andhra Pradesh's diversion of Krishna water to outside-basin areas surged from 245.3 TMC between 2004-05 and 2014 to 1,192.44 TMC between 2014-15 and 2023-24, due to the expansion of the Muchumarri Lift Irrigation Scheme and the creation of the Rayalaseema Lift Irrigation Scheme (RLIS). "These projects enhanced AP's drawal capacity from the Srisailam reservoir to 11 TMC per day." He pointed out that these works were undertaken without Central Water Commission (CWC) clearance or Apex Council approval, in clear violation of the AP Reorganisation Act. Despite being fully aware, the BRS government failed to raise objections with the Krishna River Management Board (KRMB) or the Union Jal Shakti Ministry, thus compromising Telangana's rightful share. He stated that the previous Telangana government accepted unjust water-sharing ratios, initially agreeing to a 299:512 TMC formula in 2015 and later to a 34:66 ratio in 2017-18, which remained in effect until 2020. He alleged that the BRS government even wrote to KRMB stating that the 34:66 formula should continue "since no other basis exists". He referred to a letter written by Chief Minister Revanth Reddy to the Union Jal Shakti Minister on March 3, 2025, demanding a reversal of the unfair ratio and reinforcing Telangana's demand for a 71% share - 575 TMC out of the 811 TMC originally allotted to undivided Andhra Pradesh, based on basin parameters like catchment area, population, drought-prone area, and cultivable land. Final arguments under Section 3 of the ISRWD Act, 1956, are underway before the Krishna Water Disputes Tribunal-II (KWDT-II), and the Congress government has decided to back its claims with strong technical and legal evidence. (Only the headline and picture of this report may have been reworked by the Business Standard staff; the rest of the content is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)
New Indian Express
10-07-2025
- Politics
- New Indian Express
No let-up in our battle for rightful share in Krishna waters: Telangana minister Uttam
HYDERABAD: Irrigation Minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy on Wednesday said that the government would persist with its legal, technical and administrative battle for Telangana's rightful share in Krishna river waters. He accused the previous BRS regime of betraying Telangana and compromising on its long-term interests, allowing large-scale water diversion by Andhra Pradesh, engineering failures and financial mismanagement. The minister made two detailed PowerPoint presentations at Praja Bhavan — one on the illegal diversion of Krishna river waters to Andhra Pradesh and the other on the disastrous consequences of shifting the originally sanctioned Dr BR Ambedkar Pranahita-Chevella Sujala Sravanthi (PCSS) project to Medigadda under the Kaleshwaram project. The first presentation highlighted how the BRS regime, during its 10-year rule from 2014 to 2023, failed to protect Telangana's entitlement to Krishna waters and even facilitated illegal infrastructure development by Andhra Pradesh to divert water from the Srisailam reservoir. He said AP's diversion of Krishna water to outside-basin areas surged from 245.3 tmc between 2004-05 and 2014 to 1,192.44 tmc between 2014-15 and 2023-24, due to the expansion of the Muchumarri Lift Irrigation Scheme and the creation of the Rayalaseema Lift Irrigation Scheme (RLIS). These projects increased AP's drawal capacity from the Srisailam reservoir to 11 tmc per day. The minister pointed out that these works were undertaken without clearance from the Central Water Commission (CWC) or Apex Council's approval, in clear violation of the AP Reorganisation Act. Despite being fully aware, the BRS government failed to raise objections with the Krishna River Management Board (KRMB) or the Union Jal Shakti Ministry, thus compromising Telangana's rightful share. He said the previous government accepted unjust water-sharing ratios, first agreeing to a 299:512 tmc formula in 2015 and later to a 34:66 ratio in 2017-18, which continued until 2020. He alleged that the BRS government even wrote to KRMB stating that the 34:66 formula should continue 'since no other basis exists'. The Congress government, Uttam said, has now officially rejected that stance and submitted project-specific allocations to the Tribunal. These include 90 tmc for Palamuru-Rangareddy Lift Irrigation Scheme (PRLIS), 50 tmc for Kalwakurthy LIS, 40 tmc each for Nettempadu LIS and SLBC, 20 tmc for Bhima LIS and 15 tmc for Dindi LIS.
India Gazette
09-07-2025
- Politics
- India Gazette
"BRS gave away our water to Andhra, we are bringing it back": Telangana Minister Uttam Reddy on Krishna River rights
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], July 9 (ANI): Telangana Irrigation, Food and Civil Supplies Minister Capt. N. Uttam Kumar Reddy on Wednesday said the Congress government in Telangana would persist with its legal, technical, and administrative battle to reclaim the state's rightful share of Krishna river waters. He accused the previous BRS regime of betraying Telangana's long-term interests by compromising with Andhra Pradesh, allowing large-scale water diversion, engineering failures, and financial mismanagement. According to a statement, the Minister delivered two detailed PowerPoint presentations at Jyotirao Phule Praja Bhavan - one on the illegal diversion of Krishna River waters to Andhra Pradesh and the other on the disastrous consequences of relocating the originally sanctioned Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Pranahita-Chevella Sujala Sravanthi (PCSS) project to Medigadda under the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Scheme. The first presentation highlighted how the BRS regime, during its 10-year rule from 2014 to 2023, failed to protect Telangana's entitlement to Krishna waters and even facilitated illegal infrastructure development by Andhra Pradesh to divert water from the Srisailam reservoir. Uttam Kumar Reddy said Andhra Pradesh's diversion of Krishna water to outside-basin areas surged from 245.3 TMC between 2004-05 and 2014 to 1,192.44 TMC between 2014-15 and 2023-24, due to the expansion of the Muchumarri Lift Irrigation Scheme and the creation of the Rayalaseema Lift Irrigation Scheme (RLIS). 'These projects enhanced AP's drawal capacity from the Srisailam reservoir to 11 TMC per day.' He pointed out that these works were undertaken without Central Water Commission (CWC) clearance or Apex Council approval, in clear violation of the AP Reorganisation Act. Despite being fully aware, the BRS government failed to raise objections with the Krishna River Management Board (KRMB) or the Union Jal Shakti Ministry, thus compromising Telangana's rightful share. He stated that the previous Telangana government accepted unjust water-sharing ratios, initially agreeing to a 299:512 TMC formula in 2015 and later to a 34:66 ratio in 2017-18, which remained in effect until 2020. He alleged that the BRS government even wrote to KRMB stating that the 34:66 formula should continue 'since no other basis exists.' The Congress government, Uttam Reddy said, has now officially rejected that stance. He referred to a letter written by Chief Minister Revanth Reddy to the Union Jal Shakti Minister on March 3, 2025, demanding a reversal of the unfair ratio and reinforcing Telangana's demand for a 71% share--575 TMC out of the 811 TMC originally allotted to undivided Andhra Pradesh, based on basin parameters like catchment area, population, drought-prone area, and cultivable land. Final arguments under Section 3 of the ISRWD Act, 1956, are underway before the Krishna Water Disputes Tribunal-II (KWDT-II), and the Congress government has decided to back its claims with strong technical and legal evidence. Uttam Kumar Reddy further added that Andhra Pradesh was able to increase its withdrawal capacity through unauthorised expansion of Muchumarri LIS from 0.85 TMC/day to 3 TMC/day by adding nine pumps, and RLIS from 3 TMC/day to 8 TMC/day, again by installing nine pumps, taking total drawal capacity to 11 TMC/day. These expansions enabled AP to draw water far beyond its share, and the BRS government's silence allowed these violations to become operational realities. He also reminded that Andhra Pradesh had taken up other unauthorised projects like Telugu Ganga, GNSS, HNSS, and Veligonda after the 1976 KWDT-I award, while Telangana's projects remained neglected. He said that the BRS regime played a complicit role in allowing AP to proceed with RLIS tenders by deliberately stalling the Apex Council meeting proposed by the Centre in October 2020. Instead of attending the meeting and raising objections, the then Telangana government raised procedural hurdles and delayed its participation, creating a window of opportunity for Andhra Pradesh, which issued RLIS tenders on October 5, 2020. By the time Telangana responded, Andhra had already secured administrative and technical momentum, which the BRS failed to challenge, further weakening Telangana's legal case. The Congress government, Uttam said, has submitted project-specific allocations to the Tribunal. These include 90 TMC for Palamuru-Rangareddy Lift Irrigation Scheme (PRLIS), 50 TMC for Kalwakurthy LIS, 40 TMC each for Nettempadu LIS and SLBC, 20 TMC for Bhima LIS, and 15 TMC for Dindi LIS. These projects are vital for Telangana's drought-prone and fluoride-affected regions, and their allocations had been left pending due to the BRS government's failure. To ensure accountability and transparency, the Congress government has already released funds for telemetry systems to monitor water withdrawals in real-time and has re-initiated the process of securing CWC approvals. Turning to the Kaleshwaram issue, the Minister launched a scathing critique of the BRS decision to abandon the PCSS project and instead take up the Kaleshwaram project. He said that the original PCSS project had received in-principle approval from the CWC, with assured water availability of 165 TMC at 75 percent dependability. It was designed to irrigate 16.4 lakh acres across seven districts through a gravity-lift combination with modest power requirements. By 2014, Rs 11,679 crore had already been spent, and the project was eligible for 80 percent Central assistance under the AIBP scheme. Public hearings had been held, statutory clearances secured, and even KCR had written to the Centre seeking national project status. Uttam Kumar Reddy said that despite the project not being fully operational, the Congress government has achieved record Yasangi crop production, indicating that efficient management can yield tangible results even from poorly designed assets. He added that the government will rehabilitate the Kaleshwaram project with a positive mindset, following NDSA recommendations and in consultation with CWC-vetted engineers. The government has decided to redesign the barrages, enforce dam safety norms strictly, and ensure that no water is stored in structurally unsound structures, as this could endanger 44 villages and even Bhadrachalam town. He asserted that the decision to shift from Tummidihatti to Medigadda was taken without any logical or rational basis, and the reasons given by the BRS leadership did not withstand scrutiny. 'The NDSA is a recognised national authority of experts. Their advice is more credible than any political statement made by former Ministers like Harish Rao,' he said. He added that inefficiency, negligence, and corruption were the hallmarks of the BRS government's irrigation decisions. Uttam Kumar Reddy said, 'Instead of strengthening a ready-to-go project with central support, the BRS government created a white elephant. Telangana is now paying the price for that disastrous decision. But this government is committed to rebuilding what they destroyed.' He also condemned BRS leaders for running what he called a 'Goebbels-style propaganda campaign' against the Congress government, despite being directly responsible for Telangana's irrigation and financial crisis. 'This is not just a technical or legal matter,' he said. 'It is a fight for justice-for Telangana's farmers, its economy, and its future.' (ANI)
