KTR blames Revanth govt for impending water crisis in Telangana

BRS working president KT Rama Rao squarely blamed the Congress government for the impending water crisis in Telangana amid the prevailing drought conditions and the El Niño threat. He said the government’s refusal to operate the Kannepalli pump house of the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Scheme, despite abundant flows in the Godavari river, was allowing precious river water to drain into the sea while farmers faced drought.

After inspecting the Kannepalli pump house on Sunday, Rama Rao demanded that the State government immediately begin lifting water through the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Scheme to fill reservoirs and protect



standing crops. He warned that if the government failed to act, the BRS would mobilise around 50,000 farmers to lay siege to the Kannepalli pump house and start the pumps themselves.

Holding Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy personally responsible for the emerging water crisis, the BRS working president stated that the government was deliberately neglecting the Kaleshwaram project to discredit it rather than safeguard farmers’ interests. “The government’s first priority should be the farmer. If it still refuses to lift water despite the prevailing drought and El Niño threat, we will intensify our agitation,” he said.