YSR Congress Party leader and former MLA V. Vishweshwar Reddy strongly condemned Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu for allegedly betraying Rayalaseema by halting the Rayalaseema Lift Irrigation Project for personal and political gain. Reacting to statements made by Telangana Chief Minis
Reacting to the suspension of K Kavitha from the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS), Congress MP Kiran Kumar Chamala on Tuesday said she had admitted that the party, under KCR's leadership, "looted Telangana in the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project," and urged her to approach the CBI or other
KTR maintained that Kaleshwaram, the world's largest lift irrigation scheme, is an "engineering marvel" and a boon to lakhs of farmers. "We will not allow any attempt to sabotage this project. If necessary, we will take the fight to the people through a mass movement," he warned.
"The decision to construct the barrages at Medigadda, Annaram, and Sundilla (of the Kaleshwaram Project) was the sole and individual decision of the Minister (Irrigation) and the Chief Minister. There was no formal decision of the Government in this regard," the report read, adding that K
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Member of Parliament Konda Vishweshwar Reddy described the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project in Telangana as the "world's biggest engineering blunder" and termed it a "huge scam" that has severely impacted the state's economy.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Raghunandan Rao dismissed BRS MLC K Kavitha's call for a "Maha Dharna" at Indira Park as a political attempt to remain in public view. The protest, scheduled for June 4, comes in response to a notice issued by the PC Ghose Commission to her father and Telangan
Justice PC Ghose Commission on Tuesday issued summons to former Telangana CM K Chandrashekar Rao (KCR), former Minister Harish Rao, and BJP MP Etela Rajender, who also served as a minister during the BRS regime in the ongoing investigation into alleged irregularities in the Kaleshwaram Li
Bharat Rashtra Samithi leader Kalvakuntla Kavitha strongly criticised the BJP-led Central Government and alleged that the state has faced discrimination in allocation of funds and 'National Status' for Palamuru Rangareddy Lift Irrigation scheme.
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav is scheduled to perform Bhoomi Pujan of two irrigation projects in Barwani district -- Sendhwa and Niwali lift micro irrigation projects on Saturday, according to an official release.
Telangana Ministers N Uttam Kumar Reddy, Tummala Nageswara Rao and Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy conducted a significant trial run of three crucial pump houses under the Seetharama Lift Irrigation Project.
BRS leader KT Rama Rao on Friday accused the Congress government in Telangana of neglecting the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project, resulting in a decrease in water availability for farmers in the state.