Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], April 3 (ANI): Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) chief Ravula Sridhar Reddy on Friday slammed Jal Shakti Minister CR Patil’s assertion on the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project, asserting that spreading venom in opposition to the state is not going to change the details.
The dispute centres on the monetary and structural integrity of the Kaleshwaram challenge, which the BRS defends as ‘Telangana’s lifeline,’ defending the Kaleshwaram challenge, Reddy known as it a game-changer for Telangana’s irrigation and power sectors.
He criticised Union Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat’s feedback, saying the challenge’s advantages will final 100 years. Reddy accused Andhra leaders of spreading negativity resulting from their enterprise pursuits in Telangana,
Patil acknowledged that over 1 lakh crore of public cash was ‘misplaced’ or ‘wasted’ resulting from poor planning and design defects. He particularly pointed to the structural failures on the Medigadda, Annaram, and Sundilla barrages as proof of those flaws.
‘It has been 12 years since Telangana was fashioned… During 10 years of KCR’s rule, Telangana grew to become a task mannequin for the nation in irrigation, power… It is unlucky that the Union Jal Shakti Minister spoke of Rs 1 lakh crore being washed away within the Kaleshwaram challenge. They should perceive that it’s the world’s largest raise irrigation challenge, due to which Telangana is not going to face water points for the following 100 years… Many Andhra leaders have companies right here. Many Andhra parliamentarians, their Chief Ministers, and legislators come right here for alternatives. Spreading venom in opposition to Telangana shouldn’t be going to vary the details…’ mentioned Reddy.
Earlier, Jal Shakti Minister CR Patil alleged large-scale wastage of public funds within the implementation of the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project, claiming that lots of of crores of taxpayers’ cash had been wasted into the challenge’ Speaking within the Rajya Sabha, Patil attributed the challenge’s failure to basic flaws in its planning and design.
These remarks had been made after BRS MP KR Suresh Reddy urged the Union authorities to grant nationwide challenge standing to Kaleshwaram.
Reddy and different BRS leaders, together with T Harish Rao, argued that the challenge is a world engineering marvel that has essentially remodeled Telangana’s agriculture. They spotlight that: It is the world’s largest multi-stage raise irrigation challenge. It has elevated the state’s cultivable land from 1.31 crore acres in 2014 to 2.2 crore acres in 2023.
The Centre itself (together with the Central Water Commission) had beforehand granted all crucial approvals and even praised the challenge in earlier years.
Meanwhile, Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy challenged opposition events to go to his state and witness the profitable implementation of the six ensures by the Congress authorities.
He made these remarks whereas releasing the United Democratic Front (UDF) manifesto for the upcoming Kerala Assembly elections.
Taking a swipe at Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Reddy referred to them as ‘Modi Brothers’, drawing parallels between their tenures and alleging unbridled corruption, administrative incompetence, and despotic rule.
‘I’d personally show to CM Vijayan and his ministers how the ensures have been applied in a real spirit if the Kerala CM delegation visits Telangana,’ Revanth Reddy mentioned.
Releasing the UDF manifesto, the Telangana CM declared that the ‘darkish period’ of Vijayan had come to an finish and expressed confidence {that a} ‘Golden period’ below the UDF was about to start. (ANI)