Harish Rao cites NDSA affidavit, CWPRS report to lift Kaleshwaram water
Former Irrigation Minister T. Harish Rao criticized the Telangana government's handling of the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Scheme. He cited reports from the National Dam Safety Authority to argue that the project is functional and that the government's claims of disaster are politically motivated.
Why it matters
Water management and irrigation infrastructure are critical to Telangana's agricultural economy and are frequent subjects of intense political debate.
Former Irrigation Minister and Deputy Floor Leader of the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) in Telangana Assembly T. Harish Rao has claimed that an affidavit of the National Dam Safety Authority (NDSA) and a report of the Central Water and Power Research Station (CWPRS) are a slap on ‘misinformation’ of the Congress Government on the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Scheme (KLIS).
In a statement, Mr. Rao said on Tuesday (August 25, 2026) that the NDSA affidavit had suggested lifting water from Kaleshwaram based on the need and the CWPRS report had found no structure/construction related issues in Annaram and Sundilla barrages of KLIS. He alleged that it was purely due to political vengeance the Congress government had dubbed Kaleshwaram project as a disaster and not useful for lifting water.
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