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The Hindu
09-06-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
Harish Rao appears before PC Ghose Commission
Former Irrigation Minister T. Harish Rao on Monday (June 9, 2025) morning appeared before Justice Pinaki Chandra Ghose Commission of Inquiry on alleged irregularities in the execution of Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project (KLIP). He started from Telangana Bhavan — the headquarters of Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) — to BRKR Bhavan in Hyderabad accompanied by senior leaders. The Commission has earlier served notices to him, and BRS president & former Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao, and Eatala Rajender — former Finance Minister and current BJP MP. Mr. Rajender appeared before the Commission on June 6 and said that his role in the project was limited to releasing funds allocated in the budget. Mr. Chandrashekar Rao is likely to appear on Wednesday (June 11, 2025). Mr. Harish Rao through a PowerPoint Presentation on Saturday defended change of location, how the project changed the agriculture landscape of the State, increase in costs and other aspects.
The Hindu
30-04-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
Ghose panel term extended till May-end
HYDERABAD Telangana Government on Tuesday (April 29, 2025) extended the term of the Commission of Inquiry (CoI) headed by Justice Pinaki Chandra Ghose into the irregularities in the planning, design, construction, quality control, operation and maintenance of Medigadda, Annaram and Sundilla Barrages of Kaleshwaram Project by another one month — from May 1 to 31. The orders to the effect were issued by Principal Secretary (Irrigation) Rahul Bojja on Tuesday. The State government had constituted the one-man commission on March 14, 2024 for a term of three months initially. The term of the Commission was later extended from time to time in June, August, November and December 2024 and also in February 2025.
