Harish Rao slams Revanth Reddy over Kaleshwaram remarks

BRS deputy floor leader T Harish Rao criticised Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy for terming the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Scheme a failed project earlier and now indirectly acknowledging its utility. He said the Chief Minister lacked technical understanding of irrigation systems and was making irresponsible remarks.

Addressing a press conference at Telangana Bhavan on Tuesday, Harish Rao said Revanth Reddy had indirectly admitted that Kaleshwaram remains functional by promising repairs to the Medigadda barrage. “For months, the Congress claimed the project had collapsed. Now they say it can be



repaired and used. This exposes their false narrative,” he said.

The former Irrigation Minister attributed the shift to warnings of a possible drought due to a Super El Nino. He said repair works were delayed despite expert advice and repeated demands by the BRS. Detailing the project’s scale, he said Kaleshwaram comprises three barrages, 15 reservoirs, 19 substations, 21 pump houses, 203 km of tunnels and over 1,500 km of canals, with a storage capacity of 141 TMC ft. “Each component is critical to ensuring irrigation support across Telangana, even during drought,” he added.