Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy accused the previous Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) government of committing serious errors in river water sharing and then resorting to “deliberate and narrow-minded criticism” of the present Congress government to conceal those mistakes.
The Chief Minister was speaking after watching the PowerPoint presentation made by Irrigation Minister N. Uttam Kumar Reddy on irrigation issues here on Thursday (January 01). He invited BRS chief and former Chief Minister Mr. Chandrashekhar Rao for a discussion in the Assembly, assuring that the Opposition Leader would be given due respect.
Mr. Revanth Reddy alleged that the previous government had not obtained the approval of the State Cabinet for shifting the water source of Palamuru Rangareddy Lift Irrigation Scheme (PRLIS) from Jurala to Srisailam. KCR was not attending the Assembly sessions as he was afraid that this fact would be exposed. “Our government will inquire into this,” he said.
The Chief Minister suspected the lure of commissions behind shifting the water source of PRLIS from Jurala to Srisailam. He claimed this decision led to cost escalation, with project stages increasing from three to five, pumps from 22 to 37, and estimates rising from ₹32,000 crore to ₹84,000 crore.
