Terming the main Opposition Bharat Rashtra Samiti’s (BRS) attitude on Medigadda barrage as “ridiculous”, Telangana Irrigation Minister N. Uttam Kumar Reddy has welcomed the Central Government’s decision to appoint a committee headed by former chairman of Central Water Commission (CWC) Chandrasekhar Iyer to inquire into the project.
The Congress Government has in fact sought the intervention of the National Dam Safety Authority (NDSA) into the irrigation projects especially Kaleshwaram and its components and assured it will extend its full cooperation to the probe along submission of the evidence that is in its possession. “There should be speedy inquiry into Annaram, Sundilla and Medigadda barrages. The previous Government has committed serious mistakes in the execution of project works. It has mortgaged the interests of farmers in the lure of commissions,” the Minister said.
In an informal interaction with media here on Friday, the Minister said the Government was hopeful of the committee submitting its report within a month. The Government would thereafter take up repairs and release water to farmers. The State Government was in receipt of the report of the Vigilance department on the components of Kaleshwaram project and action would initiated accordingly.
