Overview
- BRS leader K.T. Rama Rao alleged the Congress government cancelled tenders and stopped remaining canal links on the Palamuru–Rangareddy Lift Irrigation Scheme after about 90% of the project was completed under K. Chandrashekhar Rao.
- Rama Rao claimed reservoirs at Narlapur, Karivena, Vattem, Edula and Udandapur are ready, asserting that only connectivity works are pending to make the system operational.
- He accused Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy of politically motivated stalling to deny credit to the previous regime and to appease Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu, an allegation presented without supporting evidence in the reports.
- The BRS leader also alleged the current administration has dismantled irrigation assets, including blasting check dams, and pointed to farmer distress tied to a new urea card system, limited Rythu Bharosa payouts and declared crop holidays.
- Union Minister Bandi Sanjay Kumar said Congress excluded the project from Section 89 of the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act and asserted the Centre convened meetings on river-water shares, while claiming the BJP led agitations over the issue.