Latest news with #Kaleshwaram
Hans India
17 hours ago
- Politics
- Hans India
Telugu states should use Godavari water together
Vijayawada: Responding to Telangana's objection over the Banakacharla project, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu suggested that both Telugu states should use Godavari waters together, especially the waters that would otherwise flow into the sea. Addressing the media here, he said: 'Both states are already using Godavari water. Apart from Polavaram, other projects haven't received formal approval. As per the AP Reorganisation Act, Polavaram is under construction. So, we are transferring water to another basin from the last reaches of the Godavari stream'. He recalled previous disputes between officials of both states over the Krishna Barrage and how they were resolved through discussions with the Governor. 'It's not beneficial to fight over the limited Krishna waters. Let us continue with existing project-wise allocations until the new tribunal finalizes fresh allocations. I started many projects in united Andhra Pradesh, including Devadula and Kalwakurthy. We fought in the Assembly over Yellampalli. I never objected to Kaleshwaram.' He questioned why there should be disputes over water usage that would otherwise flow into the ocean. 'If legal clarity is required, we can discuss it with the Centre. Creating conflict over such usage is unreasonable. No one benefits from water disputes between the two states - it only misleads the public. There is no need for conflict. Telangana can build the projects and use the water—who's stopping it?', he pointed out. The Chief Minister reiterated that his vision is for both Telugu states to emerge as number one.
Time of India
19 hours ago
- Politics
- Time of India
Will quit politics if CM Revanth Reddy proves KLIS did not get cabinet nod, says BJP MP Eatala Rajender; demands CBI probe, slams Congress over HYDRAA
BJP MP Eatala Rajender HYDERABAD: BJP MP and former minister Eatala Rajender said he is willing to retire from politics if chief minister A Revanth Reddy can prove that the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project was initiated without cabinet approval during the former BRS regime. Speaking at a press conference at the state BJP headquarters, Eatala said he was making the statement not as a BJP leader, but as a former minister who was part of the decision-making apparatus. "No major project like Kaleshwaram can move forward without cabinet clearance," he asserted, citing former CM K Chandrasekhar Rao's own principle that even minor departmental matters required cabinet discussion. "If my claim is proven false, I will step away from politics," he said, throwing the gauntlet at the Congress govt. Eatala reminded that Kaleshwaram evolved from the Congress-era Pranahita-Chevella project, which was part of the Jalayagnam scheme. "Only three new components-Annaram, Sundilla, and Medigadda-were added to it," he said, countering the narrative that the BRS launched an entirely new project. He voiced skepticism about the implementation of the Kaleshwaram commission report, and demanded a CBI probe into alleged corruption in the project. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like 임플란트, 지금 시작하세요 [자세히 보기] 임플란트 더 알아보기 Undo "If the Congress is serious about action, let it prove it by moving forward on the report," he said, calling attention to urgent concerns like Medigadda barrage's structural issues and the need to restore water flow. Clarifying his party's stand, he said, "The BJP is not against irrigation or infrastructure projects. What we oppose is their misuse for financial exploitation." As part of the BJP's campaign marking Prime Minister Modi's 11 years in office, Eatala announced a public meeting in Malkajgiri on June 22. An exhibition on Modi's governance, along with a showcase of development work in Malkajgiri over the past year, will begin this Friday. Union ministers Kishan Reddy and Bandi Sanjay, and Telangana BJP in-charge Sunil Bansal are expected to attend. Eatala also launched a sharp attack on the Congress govt in the state, saying, "This is not a govt that builds homes-it demolishes them. Under the guise of HYDRAA, they are spreading fear among the poor." He compared the political shift from BRS to Congress as "jumping from the frying pan into the fire."
Hans India
21 hours ago
- Politics
- Hans India
AP CM on Banakacharla: ‘Telugu states should use Godavari water together'
Vijayawada: Responding to Telangana's objection over the Banakacharla project, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu suggested that both Telugu states should use Godavari waters together, especially the waters that would otherwise flow into the sea. Addressing the media here, he said: 'Both states are already using Godavari water. Apart from Polavaram, other projects haven't received formal approval. As per the AP Reorganisation Act, Polavaram is under construction. So, we are transferring water to another basin from the last reaches of the Godavari stream'. He recalled previous disputes between officials of both states over the Krishna Barrage and how they were resolved through discussions with the Governor. 'It's not beneficial to fight over the limited Krishna waters. Let us continue with existing project-wise allocations until the new tribunal finalizes fresh allocations. I started many projects in united Andhra Pradesh, including Devadula and Kalwakurthy. We fought in the Assembly over Yellampalli. I never objected to Kaleshwaram.' He questioned why there should be disputes over water usage that would otherwise flow into the ocean. 'If legal clarity is required, we can discuss it with the Centre. Creating conflict over such usage is unreasonable. No one benefits from water disputes between the two states – it only misleads the public. There is no need for conflict. Telangana can build the projects and use the water—who's stopping it', he pointed out. The Chief Minister reiterated that his vision is for both Telugu states to emerge as number one.
The Hindu
a day ago
- Politics
- The Hindu
Telangana raising unnecessary hue and cry over Banakacherla project, says Naidu
Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu stated that the objective of the Bankacherla project was to utilise the Godavari river water that was going waste into the sea and there was no reason for Telangana to raise a hue and cry about it. This was because Telangana was also using the Godavari flood water, he said, while pointing out that all the projects being constructed on the river except the Polavaram have no requisite clearances. Reacting to the concerns raised by the Telangana government on the Godavari-Banakacherla project, at a press conference held by him on the preparations for the International Yoga Day event, at the Secretariat on Thursday, Mr. Naidu said a dispute between the two States was undesirable and noted that he never created a ruckus about the pending bilateral issues. He said as the lower riparian State, Andhra Pradesh (A.P.) sought to transfer the Godavari water from one basin to another through the Banakacherla project, and the Polavaram project was sanctioned in compliance with the AP Reorganisation Act, 2014. 'When A.P. and Telangana had a dispute over the Krishna barrage, I took the initiative to amicably settle it by talking to the then Governor E.S.L. Narasimhan. I will not do things that will jeopardise the interests of the people of the Telugu-speaking States,' he asserted. Status quo Referring to the utilisation of the Krishna river water, Mr. Naidu stressed the need to maintain a status quo on the allocations previously made by the Krishna Waters Disputes Tribunal, till a new tribunal apportioned the river waters afresh. He said he never objected to the Kaleshwaram project in Telangana and that if Telangana wanted legal sanctity to the utilisation of flood waters flowing into the sea, the two States ought to discuss the matter with the Centre. 'Why should the Telugu States fight over waters being used by both of them?' Mr. Naidu asked, suggesting that Telangana was free to utilise waters flowing waste into the sea. It was he who initiated projects like Devadula and Kalwakurthy in the unified State of A.P., he recalled.
Time of India
2 days ago
- Politics
- Time of India
Kaleshwaram dispute: Telangana CM Revanth Reddy says no cabinet approval since 2014; files missing, reply due June 30
Telangana CM Revanth Reddy HYDERABAD: Chief minister A Revanth Reddy on Wednesday rejected the statements of former chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao, ex-irrigation minister T Harish Rao and another ex-minister Eatala Rajender (now in BJP) that the cabinet had given approvals for Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Scheme (KLIS). The CM said the cabinet had not approved shifting of locations from Thumiddihatti to Medigadda and other important decisions. He said the Kaleshwaram project came before the cabinet only for revision of cost. "After Telangana state was formed 96 cabinet meetings were held, none of them have any documents on Kaleshwaram project approvals," the CM said during a media conference on Wednesday. KCR, Harish Rao and Rajender, during their cross-examination before the PC Ghose one-man commission, had said that cabinet sub-committee and cabinet cleared all the important decisions pertaining to the Kaleshwaram project. The CM said the one-man commission had written to the Telangana irrigation department to furnish the details by June 30. "The state govt will provide all the cabinet decisions copies to the commission by June 30," Revanth Reddy said. The papers that will be submitted to the commission will expose the ex-CM and ex-ministers, he said.
