Jagan Reddy Accuses Naidu of Inaction on Karnataka’s Almatti Dam Expansion

The opposition leader urges tougher KWDT-II advocacy with pressure on the Centre following Karnataka's clearance to raise Almatti Dam.

Overview

Karnataka’s Cabinet on September 16 approved increasing Almatti’s full-tank level from about 519 metres to 524.256 metres, doubling storage from roughly 129.72 TMC to 279.72 TMC with a ₹70,000 crore outlay.
Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy warns the plan poses a grave risk to Andhra Pradesh’s irrigation and drinking-water security, saying some regions could turn barren.
He accuses Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu of failing to act two weeks after the decision and urges him to leverage MPs to press the Union government to halt the move.
Reddy alleges that during Naidu’s 1995–2004 tenure Karnataka completed spillway and gate works enabling expansion despite a Supreme Court cap of 519 metres.
He cites a YSRCP petition filed before KWDT-II in October 2023 and criticizes the current submissions as weak, with no immediate response reported from the TDP.