Overview

• Kaleshwaram pumps at Medigadda barrage have been idle since mid-July despite daily Godavari inflows exceeding eight lakh cusecs, resulting in a loss of about 80 TMCft of water.
• T. Harish Rao accused Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy of politicizing claims of a barrage collapse to justify keeping the pumps switched off.
• BRS leaders warn that running the pump houses for one week would refill key reservoirs such as Ranganayakasagar and protect wilting kharif crops under deficient monsoon conditions.
• G. Jagadishwar Reddy urged transferring control of the Kaleshwaram project to former CM K. Chandrashekar Rao, asserting he could begin water deliveries to fields within three days.
• Party figures are demanding full project transparency and firm deadlines for water release through a dedicated legislative debate on the Kaleshwaram scheme.