Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Saturday held former chief minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao and former minister for Irrigation and Finance T. Harish Rao responsible for harming the interests of Telangana in every aspect of irrigation from securing the rightful share in river waters of Krishna and Godavari to large-scale corruption in the execution of projects.
Intervening in a short discussion on ‘Telangana State Irrigation Sector – White Paper’ in the Assembly while Mr. Harish Rao was speaking, he explained how a committee of retired engineers formed by the previous government had recommended in its report to continue with Tummidihetti as the location for the construction of barrage to divert 160 tmc ft water for Pranahita-Chevella project.
He stated that the committee comprising B. Anantha Ramulu, P. Venkatarama Rao, S. Chandramouli, M. Shyam Prasad Reddy and G. Damodar Reddy had made the recommendation in spite of KCR asking it to examine alternative locations between Medigadda and Mid Manair, stating that lifting of water from Medigadda to Mid Manair was not desirable.
