Overview
- Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy said the government will investigate the BRS-era decision to move the Palamuru-Ranga Reddy Lift Irrigation Scheme intake from Jurala to Srisailam backwaters.
- Reddy alleged the shift raised stages from three to five, pumps from 22 to 37, and costs from ₹32,000 crore to ₹84,000 crore, and he claimed the change lacked cabinet approval.
- He asserted the previous approval covered only 7.15 TMC ft as a drinking-water project and said his government has now sought 45 TMC ft, adding that central funds would follow statutory clearances.
- Reddy’s rhetoric escalated as he said it would not be wrong if K. Chandrashekhar Rao and T. Harish Rao were “hanged” for irrigation “injustice,” drew a sharp BRS response alleging he wished their death, and invited KCR to the Assembly for a debate.
- The dispute extends to Krishna water-sharing claims, with BRS leaders contesting Reddy’s assertions as the state presses its case before the Brijesh Kumar tribunal, which the irrigation minister said could deliver a verdict in about eight months.