BRS Working President KT Rama Rao (KTR) visited the LMD reservoir in Karimnagar and expressed deep concern over the issues affecting Telangana’s agricultural sector.
He criticized the state of water management and the handling of the Kaleshwaram Project. He said that the Kaleshwaram Project launched by KCR was designed to tap the thousands of TMCs of water that were being wasted every year.
He emphasized that the project, the largest multi-stage lift irrigation project in the world, has transformed Telangana into a major granary, rivalling Punjab and Haryana. However, he noted that a ‘minor incident’ at Medigadda was exaggerated, leading to unfounded claims that the project is a failure.
KTR accused the Revanth government of playing with the lives of millions of farmers in the last eight months. He pointed out that last year, the LMD reservoir had over 12 TMCs of water on the same day thanks to timely pumping. This year, despite low rainfall, the government has not taken any decision regarding pumping, resulting in millions of cusecs of water getting wasted at Medigadda.
KTR demanded immediate action to start water pumping to fill all reservoirs, including LMD, Mid Manair, Yellampalli and SRSP. He stressed that farmers are distressed because the government has not started pumping water due to political vendetta. He warned that the government might later blame insufficient rainfall to justify the harm done to farmers and the public. KTR emphasized the need to activate the pumps at Kannepalli to fill all reservoirs.
He noted that out of a total capacity of 140 TMCs in the reservoirs, not even 35 TMCs is currently filled. He urged the government to pump water extensively from Medigadda and fill 50 TMCs in Mallanna Sagar and 15 TMCs in Kondapochamma Sagar, which would also address Hyderabad’s drinking water issues. KTR accused the government of playing down these things to defame KCR and said the baseless claims that Medigadda.
