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New Delhi/Khammam: Member of Parliament from Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS), Vaddiraju Ravichandra, on Thursday urged the Centre to merge five villages adjoining Bhadrachalam back into Telangana, raising the issue during a discussion in the Rajya Sabha on the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Amendment Bill, 2026. Participating in the debate, Ravichandra, who is the Deputy Leader of the BRS Parliamentary Party in the Rajya Sabha, said that while his party welcomed the declaration of Amaravati as the ...Read More >
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], April 3 (ANI): Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leader Ravula Sridhar Reddy on Friday slammed Jal Shakti Minister CR Patil's statement on the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project, asserting that spreading venom against the state will not change the facts. The dispute centres on the financial and structural integrity of the Kaleshwaram project, which the BRS defends as "Telangana's lifeline," defending the Kaleshwaram project, Reddy called it a game-changer for Telangan ...Read More >
Hyderabad: BRS has sought a response from the Centre over remarks made by Union jal shakti minister CR Patil on the Kaleshwaram project, with senior leader and former MP B Vinod Kumar terming the comments "uncalled for" and demanding clarification in Parliament. Addressing a press conference at Telangana Bhavan on Wednesday, Vinod Kumar said BRS MPs had raised the issue, objecting to the minister's statement that ₹1 lakh crore spent on the Kaleshwaram project had "gone down the drain." He said ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Speaking in the Rajya Sabha, Union Jal Shakti Minister C.R. Patil delivered a blistering critique of the Telangana government's handling of the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project. He stated unequivocally that ₹1 lakh crore of public money had been entirely wasted, attributing the monumental failure of the project to severe planning and design flaws. A central committee is currently investigating the collapse. Patil didn't stop there; he also tore into the state government for its gr ...Read More >
Hyderabad: In a crucial move, the Congress govt on Wednesday invited expression of interest (EoI) for the rehabilitation and restoration of designs and drawings of the Medigadda, Annaram, and Sundilla barrages of the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Scheme (KLIS). The irrigation and command area development department has called for empanelment of reputed design agencies for preparing rehabilitation and restoration designs based on investigations conducted under the directions of the National Dam Saf ...Read More >
Hyderabad, Sep 2 (SocialNews.XYZ) In an interim relief to former Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao and former irrigation minister T. Harish Rao, the Telangana High Court on Tuesday restrained the state government from taking any action against them till further orders in the case relating to alleged irregularities in the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project based on the Ghose Commission's report. The court restrained the government from taking the action while adjourning the hearing ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Chief minister A Revanth Reddy accused former minister T Harish Rao and the BRS govt of abandoning the Pranahita Chevella project at Tummidihatti, despite the Union water resources ministry giving a clear go-ahead for the project and confirming sufficient water availability.He alleged that the then BRS govt, with the intention of misappropriating funds, constructed the Kaleswaram project with barrages instead of proceeding with the project at Tummidihatti. During a brief discussion in ...Read More >
Cleared: dkHyderabad: Stating that the Justice PC Ghose Commision of Inquiry that went into the issue of Kaleshwaram irregularities acted unfairly, former chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao and former irrigation minister T Harish Rao on Tuesday approached Telangana high court against the state govt for conducting a "false and premeditated" inquiry into the Kaleshwaram lift irrigation project and filed a writ petition to strike down the commission's report. The case is likely to be heard shortly. ...Read More >
Hyderabad, Aug 21 (PTI) The Telangana High Court on Thursday adjourned to August 22 the hearing on petitions filed by BRS president K Chandrasekhar Rao and former minister T Harish Rao seeking to quash the report of the Justice (Retd) P C Ghose Commission of Inquiry on the Kaleshwaram project. The judicial commission, appointed by the Telangana government to probe the project, held former chief minister Chandrasekhar Rao "directly and vicariously" accountable for the "irregularities" in its con ...Read More >
Hyderabad, August 4: The P.C. Ghose Commission has held then Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao (KCR) directly and vicariously accountable for irregularities in planning, execution, completion, operation and maintenance of the crucial Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project in Telangana. It also held KCR accountable for price adjustments, contract amendments and financial guarantees, according to the summary prepared by a panel of officials after a study of the report. Headed by former judge of the ...Read More >
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], August 4 (ANI): The Pinaki Chandra Ghose judicial commission, which was constituted to probe the alleged irregularities in the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project, has held former Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao (KCR) directly and vicariously accountable for irregularities in planning, execution, completion, and operation and maintenance (O&M), according to sources. The 1600-page PC Ghose Judicial Commission report is expected to be reviewed by the Te ...Read More >
Principal Secretary, Irrigation and Command Area Development, Rahul Bojja, submitting the report on Kaleshwaram project to Chief Minister Revanth Reddy in Hyderabad on Friday. The PC Ghose Commission report on Kaleshwaram project was submitted to Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Friday and it is likely to come up in the next Cabinet meeting. Principal Secretary, Irrigation and Command Area Development, Rahul Bojja, submitted the report to the Chief Minister in the presence of Deput ...Read More >
Peddapalli, Aug 3 (UNI) Telangana Irrigation, Food & Civil Supplies Minister Capt N. Uttam Kumar Reddy on Sunday declared that the state would oppose Andhra Pradesh's Banakacharla project "at every level," terming it a violation of the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act and the 1980 Godavari River Water Agreement. Speaking at a series of programmes in Peddapalli district, where he inaugurated the Ramagundam Lift Irrigation Scheme in Anthargone mandal, Uttam Kumar Reddy said that the Central Wate ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Bandi Sanjay Kumar expressed deep concern over the ongoing discord between Telangana and Andhra Pradesh regarding the Banakacherla issue. Speaking at a media conference in Huzurabad, the Minister emphasized that it is inappropriate for both states to issue conflicting public statements. At the same time, efforts are being made to resolve longstanding water disputes. He said that the Central Government recently facilitated a meeting between the ...Read More >
Hyderabad, July 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) A court here on Wednesday sent former Engineer-in-Chief of Telangana's Irrigation Department C. Muralidhar Rao to judicial custody for 14 days in a disproportionate assets case. The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), which arrested Rao on Tuesday, produced him before the ACB court. After hearing arguments from both sides, the magistrate sent him to judicial custody. He was subsequently shifted to Chanchalguda Central Jail. The anti-graft agency has registered a ...Read More >
Telangana irrigation scam: Former Engineer-in-Chief sent to 14-day judicial custody in DA case Hyderabad: A court here on Wednesday sent former Engineer-in-Chief of Telangana's Irrigation Department C. Muralidhar Rao to judicial custody for 14 days in a disproportionate assets case. The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), which arrested Rao on Tuesday, produced him before the ACB court. After hearing arguments from both sides, the magistrate sent him to judicial custody. He was subsequently shifted ...Read More >
A case has been registered against Muralidhar Rao under the Prevention of Corruption Act. ShowQuick Read Summary is AI-generated, newsroom-reviewed * Former Engineer-in-Chief Muralidhar Rao arrested in disproportionate assets case by Telangana ACB * ACB conducted raids at ten locations linked to Mr Rao in Hyderabad, Karimnagar, and Zaheerabad * Searches included Mr Rao's residence and his son's office over suspected illegal money diversion Did our AI summary help? Let us know. As part of ...Read More >
Hyderabad: In a major development in the alleged corruption in the Kaleshwaram irrigation project, the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), Telangana, on Tuesday arrested Chetti Muralidhar Rao, former Engineer-in-Chief of the Irrigation department, in a disproportionate assets (DA) case. Rao played a key role in the construction of the multi-crore Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project (KLIP) during the previous BRS government. The ACB conducted searches in the houses of Muralidhar and his close family m ...Read More >
Agartala (Tripura) [India], July 16 (ANI): In a significant move to enhance the income of pineapple cultivators in Tripura, Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare Minister Ratan Lal Nath announced that the state government plans to establish a new fruit processing centre at Nalkata under the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model. Addressing the Pineapple Festival at Geetanjali Auditorium in Kumarghat, Minister Nath emphasised the government's commitment to promoting pineapple cultivation and exports ...Read More >
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Hyderabad, July 15 (UNI) Telangana Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Tuesday launched simultaneous searches at 10 locations, including the residence of retired engineer‑in‑chief of the Irrigation Department Muralidhar Rao, in connection with a Disproportionate Assets (DA) case. Rao, who retired from the irrigation department after serving in senior capacities, is currently in ACB custody. The ACB officials have registered a case under the Prevention of Corruption Act, alleging that he amassed as ...Read More >
HYDERABAD Former minister for irrigation and senior leader of the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) T. Harish Rao has alleged that Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy continues to politicise the issue of Kaleshwaram barrages, though about 80 tmc ft of water is flowing past the Medigadda Barrage every day. The Congress government is continuously indulging in spreading misinformation on Kaleshwaram barrages, and repeatedly is stating that the project has collapsed. He sought to know from the government h ...Read More >
Hyderabad: BRS working president K.T. Rama Rao launched a scathing attack on the Congress government in the state, holding it responsible for the severe water crisis affecting the state's farming community for the deliberate negligence in releasing of water through the canals of Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project, which he termed a lifeline for agriculture in the state. In a statement, Rama Rao said that the frustration was building up among the farming community with prevailing drought condit ...Read More >
Hyderabad: The Union Minister of State for Home Affairs criticized the HYDRAA Commissioner over remarks that suggested he would not visit Akbaruddin College, which was reportedly built illegally on the land of Salkam Lake in the Old City. He described the HYDRAA Commissioner's comments as misguided and sought clarification on whether the decision was a directive from the state government or made independently by the officer involved. Sanjay Kumar questioned whether Akbaruddin Owaisi enjoys any ...Read More >
HYDERABAD The Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) has ridiculed the argument of Minister for Irrigation N. Uttam Kumar Reddy, who had stated that it was not possible to lift water from Medigadda Barrage damaged due to the sinking of piers, and observed that it is not the barrage that had sunk but it is the willingness of the ruling party. Speaking at a party meeting here on Monday, former minister for irrigation T. Harish Rao accused Mr. Uttam Kumar Reddy of waiting for 'auspicious' time to switch on ...Read More >
Hyderabad: BJP MP Eatala Rajender on Sunday clarified his appearance before the commission probing irregularities in the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project, stating that he had only explained the decisions taken during his tenure as finance minister and his specific role in them. He asserted that he was under no obligation to shield former chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao, and took aim at Congress ministers for making what he called "misleading and politically motivated" statements aimed at c ...Read More >
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], June 8 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Member of Parliament Konda Vishweshwar Reddy described the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project in Telangana as the 'world's biggest engineering blunder' and termed it a 'huge scam' that has severely impacted the state's economy. Speaking to ANI on Saturday, BJP MP Reddy said, 'Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project in Telangana is the world's biggest engineering blunder and it's a huge scam which ruined Telangana economicall ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Deposing before the Justice (retd) PC Ghose one-man commission inquiring into alleged irregularities in Kaleshwaram project, former BRS finance minister (now BJP MP) Eatala Rajender said the decision on redesigning the project and location of the three barrages - Medigadda, Annaram and Sundilla - was taken by the cabinet led by CM K Chandrasekhar Rao, and he had limited role as finance minister.Rajender, who was witness no. 113, told the panel that the project cost, loans, auditing an ...Read More >
Hyderabad, June 7 (UNI) BRS Working President K T Rama Rao (KTR) and former Minister and MLA T Harish Rao launched a scathing attack on the Congress and BJP over the alleged misinformation campaign surrounding the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project. The remarks came during a PowerPoint presentation by Harish Rao titled "Disinformation on Kaleshwaram Project - Facts" at Telangana Bhavan on Saturday. Addressing party leaders and media, Harish Rao said that the Congress and BJP were colluding to ...Read More >
HYDERABAD: BJP MP and former finance minister Eatala Rajender on Friday told the Justice PC Ghose Commission of Inquiry that the decision to construct the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project, including the selection of barrage sites, was taken collectively by the "entire Cabinet" and not by the Finance department. The commission posed 19 questions to Rajender and cross-examined him for 20 minutes. The Kaleshwaram Commission has summoned Rajender, former chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao and f ...Read More >
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