Overview

• The state cabinet formally approved the Justice P.C. Ghose Commission’s report on the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project following a dedicated meeting, endorsing its findings for legislative review.
• Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy affirmed that the report will be presented to both houses of the Assembly for detailed discussion before any punitive or corrective action is taken.
• The judicial probe held former Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao, ex-Irrigation Minister T. Harish Rao and former Finance Minister Eatala Rajender directly responsible for procedural and financial irregularities.
• The commission recommended proceedings against 19 officials for bypassing cabinet approvals and irregular contract awards at Medigadda, Annaram and Sundilla barrages.
• Bharat Rashtra Samithi leaders have decried the report as politically motivated, staging protests at project sites, threatening legal challenges and pressing for immediate water release.