Irrigation and Civil Supplies Minister N. Uttam Kumar Reddy accused BRS leader Harish Rao of making false allegations and held the BRS government responsible for Telangana’s water crisis.
In an informal chat with reporters at Gandhi Bhavan on Wednesday, he alleged that the BRS government’s ‘mismanagement’ of Krishna and Godavari water is causing severe hardships to farmers now.
He accused BRS of recklessly allowing Andhra Pradesh to build an infrastructure to draw excess water and even giving a written commitment to allocate 512 tmc ft from Krishna river.
The Minister stated that after Congress came to power, efforts were made to amend these rules. He blamed BRS for the water crisis in the Godavari Basin and called the party’s failure to construct the Tummidihatti project a major loss for Telangana.
He also cited an NDSA report warning that if safety measures were not taken at Medigadda, entire villages could be submerged.
The Minister reiterated his demand that Mr. Harish Rao should stop misleading people with false allegations against the Congress government.
He highlighted that Telangana produced more paddy during the Kharif season than the erstwhile united Andhra Pradesh and stated that Rabi cultivation would exceed 55 lakh acres. He assured that the Congress government is supplying water as per the announced Rabi action plan.
Published – March 05, 2025 09:40 pm IST