Overview
- Harish Rao accused the Congress-led state government of deliberately halting water lifting from the Devadula project as farmers seek irrigation in Warangal district.
- He demanded immediate full-capacity operation of all motors to supply water to at least 3.5 lakh acres this season.
- He said pumping had been stopped for about 10 days, affecting ayacut in Jangaon, Palakurthi and Station Ghanpur, with the Gandiramaram lift not operating.
- He alleged that about ₹8 crore in maintenance dues were withheld last year, leading to idle pumps and crop losses he estimated at ₹700–800 crore after nearly 60,000 acres reportedly dried up.
- Reported figures on flows and output varied, with claims of 16,000 cusecs near Sammakka Sagar versus roughly 3,000 cusecs in another account, and he said officials cited repairs and software issues as Bhimganpur lifted about 1,700 of 2,160 cusecs.