Revanth creating drought by not lifting Godavari waters: Harish
BRS leader T. Harish Rao accused the current Congress government in Telangana of causing an artificial drought by failing to operate the Kaleshwaram irrigation project. He argued that political vendetta against the previous administration is harming the state's farmers.
Why it matters
The dispute highlights the intersection of regional politics and critical infrastructure management, impacting agricultural stability.
BRS Deputy Floor Leader T. Harish Rao alleged that the present drought was not caused by nature but by the Congress government’s failure to utilise the irrigation infrastructure created by the BRS government.
Mr. Rao, who participated in the 15-km Maha Padayatra organised by the farmers of Chinnakodur mandal demanding filling of the Ranganayaka Sagar Reservoir, accused Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy of pushing Telangana into an artificial drought through political vendetta against the Kaleshwaram project.
The vision behind the Kaleshwaram project was to assure farmers that they would no longer have to depend on uncertain monsoons if Godavari waters were lifted into Telangana’s reservoirs. He said that for six years under the BRS government, farmers never experienced water scarcity as irrigation canals were opened whenever required and reservoirs remained full even during summer.
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