Uttam Kumar Reddy ridicules BRS for suggestion on repairing Medigadda Barrage, terms ‘Chalo Medigadda’ a political gimmick
1 year ago

Uttam Kumar Reddy ridicules BRS for suggestion on repairing Medigadda Barrage, terms ‘Chalo Medigadda’ a political gimmick

The Hindu  

Irrigation Minister N. Uttam Kumar Reddy said that the Bharat Rashtra Samithi has no moral right to criticise the Congress government with regard to its attempts to revive the damaged Medigadda Barrage, part of Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project, terming it a disaster thrusted upon the State by the BRS government. Addressing a press conference at Jala Soudha on Wednesday, Mr. Reddy alleged that the BRS’s proposed visit to Medigadda is a political gimmick to divert the public attention from the ongoing debate over large-scale corruption. He reiterated the government’s stance on the project that they would take a call on the revival of the Medigadda barrage and other barrages only after receiving the report from the National Dam Safety Authority. Mr. Reddy also demanded an explanation as to why the BRS government led by Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao, who was also the then Irrigation Minister, had not made any statement on the collapse of the piers of the barrage on October 21 last year.

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Uttam slams BRS for politicizing SLBC tunnel accident
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Uttam slams BRS for politicizing SLBC tunnel accident

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Irrigation Minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy on Tuesday slammed critics of the ongoing attempts to rescue the eight trapped workers in the SLBC tunnel after a portion of it collapsed trapping them four days ago. Accompanied by deputy chief minister Mallu Bhatti Virkamarka, and ministers Jupally Krishna Rao, and Komatireddy Venkat Reddy, Uttam was speaking with reporters at the …

BRS blames BJP govt. at Centre, Congress govt. in State for helping AP draw excessive water
3 weeks, 6 days ago

BRS blames BJP govt. at Centre, Congress govt. in State for helping AP draw excessive water

The Hindu  

HYDERABAD The Bharat Rashtra Samithi has blamed the NDA Government at the Centre led by Bharatiya Janata Party and Congress party’s Government in the State for “large-scale water diversion and excessive drawal of Krishna water than its allocation by Andhra Pradesh”. Jagan Mohan Reddy Government and the present N. Chandrababu Naidu Government in Andhra Pradesh had been diverting Krishna water …

BRS refutes CM’s allegation on Palamuru projects
1 month, 3 weeks ago

BRS refutes CM’s allegation on Palamuru projects

The Hindu  

HYDERABAD The Bharat Rashtra Samithi refuted the allegation of Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy that the BRS government had neglected the pending projects of Palamuru district from 2014 to 2023. Speaking at Gajwel on Sunday, senior leader of the party and former minister T. Harish Rao stated that it was the Congress and Telugu Desam Party governments for 20 years …

BRS will Face Music for Faulty Kaleshwaram Design: Uttam
3 months, 1 week ago

BRS will Face Music for Faulty Kaleshwaram Design: Uttam

Deccan Chronicle  

NIZAMABAD: Irrigation minister N. Uttam Kumar Reddy on Friday accused former Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao and his Cabinet colleagues of gross violations in the Kaleshwaram project. Congress and BRS MLAs, including P. Sudarshan Reddy, R. Bhupathi Reddy, Thota Laxmikanth Rao, V. Prashanth Reddy, and Sanjay Kumar, along with Kamareddy and Nizamabad district collectors Ashish Sangwan and Rajiv Gandhi Hanumanthu, …

BRS Demands Immediate Repairs to Medigadda
3 months, 1 week ago

BRS Demands Immediate Repairs to Medigadda

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The BRS on Wednesday demanded that the state government conduct an immediate review of the situation at the barrages of Medigadda, Annaram and Sundilla and take up repairs at the barrages on war footing. Addressing a press conference, senior BRS leader B. Vinod Kumar alleged that the government was employing delaying tactics claiming that it was waiting for a …

KTR lacks knowledge of risks involved in pumping flood waters at Kannepalli: Minister Uttam Reddy
7 months, 3 weeks ago

KTR lacks knowledge of risks involved in pumping flood waters at Kannepalli: Minister Uttam Reddy

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD: Responding to BRS working president KT Rama Rao’s threat that BRS leaders, along with 50,000 farmers, would operate the pump sets of the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Scheme if the government does not do so by August 2, Irrigation Minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy on Friday made it clear that it was not possible to store water in the project. …

With 50,000 farmers, BRS will start water pumping after August 2: KTR
7 months, 3 weeks ago

With 50,000 farmers, BRS will start water pumping after August 2: KTR

Deccan Chronicle  

WARANGAL: If the state government does not release water to fill the reservoirs of the Kaleshwaram project by August 2, the BRS leaders will visit Medigadda along with 50,000 farmers to switch the pumps to release water into canals, warned BRS working president K.T.Rama Rao. A team of BRS public representatives led by Rama Rao inspected the water flow at …

CM Directs Uttam to Discuss All Irrigation Projects Threadbare With NDSA Officials
7 months, 3 weeks ago

CM Directs Uttam to Discuss All Irrigation Projects Threadbare With NDSA Officials

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Highlighting the BRS government's haphazard construction of irrigation projects, Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Sunday asked the irrigation minister N. Uttam Kumar Reddy and senior officials from the department to discuss the repairs and inspections of irrigation projects with officials of National Dam Safety Authority in Delhi on Monday. The Chief Minister on Sunday conducted a review meeting …

Telangana govt likely to construct cofferdam at Medigadda
11 months ago

Telangana govt likely to construct cofferdam at Medigadda

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD: The state government is likely to construct a cofferdam above the seventh pier of the Medigadda barrage to divert water from the Godavari river for the Kharif season. “Once, we receive the report, the chief minister will take the final call on how to go about the damaged Medigadda barrage,” sources in the government said. Though there were reports …

CPI(M) Urges CM Revanth Reddy for White Paper on Water Crisis
11 months, 1 week ago

CPI(M) Urges CM Revanth Reddy for White Paper on Water Crisis

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: A team of the Communist Party of India that visited the Medigadda barrage has written to Chief Miniter A. Revanth Reddy seeking a White Paper on the water situation in the state’s reservoirs and alternative arrangements to save farmers' crops. They sought action on those responsible for the damage to the barrage after the judicial inquiry, and said this …

BRS demands ₹25,000 per acre relief to ryots who suffered crop loss this season
11 months, 3 weeks ago

BRS demands ₹25,000 per acre relief to ryots who suffered crop loss this season

The Hindu  

The Bharat Rashtra Samithi has demanded that the Congress government in Telangana announce a relief of ₹25,000 per acre to farmers whose crops have withered and were abandoned due to lack of water for irrigation despite efforts to protect crops by sinking new borewells as also those suffered crop loss due to untimely rain, hails and gales. Several farmers of …

Uttam Kumar Reddy: Committtee to start inspection of Kaleshwaram project from March 6
1 year ago

Uttam Kumar Reddy: Committtee to start inspection of Kaleshwaram project from March 6

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD: Irrigation Minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy on Sunday said that the expert committee constituted by the NDSA is scheduled to arrive on March 6 for a thorough examination of the Kaleshwaram project. Uttam said that the committee was formed following a request for a comprehensive investigation into the sinking of Medigadda barrage piers and potential damage to the Annaram …

KLIS inspection: Uttam assures full cooperation to NDSA expert panel
1 year ago

KLIS inspection: Uttam assures full cooperation to NDSA expert panel

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Irrigation minister N. Uttam Kumar Reddy welcomed the Centre's decision to constitute an expert committee of the National Dam Safety Authority to inspect Medigadda, Annaram, and Sundilla barrages of the Kaleshwaram lift urrigation scheme. Uttam Kumar Reddy assured full cooperation from the state government. He said that the panel was formed following a request for a comprehensive investigation into …

Medigadda row: KTR brazens it out, standing at leaking barrage
1 year ago

Medigadda row: KTR brazens it out, standing at leaking barrage

Deccan Chronicle  

Rama Rao on Friday visited the Medigadda barrage, built amid great fanfare by the BRS government but which sank at the end of its tenure, and the Annaram barrage which sprang a leak. With these structures as the backdrop, Rama Rao claimed that he had gone there to fend off the "false propaganda" being made against the Kaleshwaram project. Let …

BRS Built Kaleshwaram on Foundation of Lies, Says Uttam
1 year ago

BRS Built Kaleshwaram on Foundation of Lies, Says Uttam

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Irrigation minister N. Uttam Kumar Reddy on Friday dismissed the visit to the Medigadda barrage by the BRS, calling it “laughable.” He also asked if BRS working president K.T. Uttam Kumar Reddy declared, “Our government will take criminal action against those responsible as per law.” The Vigilance & Enforcement Wing had been tasked with fixing responsibility for various lapses, …

Uttam: KCR, Aides Must Say Sorry After Dam Visit
1 year ago

Uttam: KCR, Aides Must Say Sorry After Dam Visit

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Irrigation minister N. Uttam Kumar Reddy on Wednesday said the state government will make all arrangements needed for BRS leaders visiting Medigadda on March 1 for a visit to the damaged key barrage of the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Scheme. Once Medigadda collapsed, he stopped talking about irrigation, Uttam Kumar Reddy said. On Rama Rao’s demand for building a cofferdam …

I wasn't Irrigation Minister: KTR on Medigadda Problems
1 year ago

I wasn't Irrigation Minister: KTR on Medigadda Problems

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: BRS working president K.T. Rama Rao on Tuesday said he could not answer questions on the then BRS government’s specific responses and action when it began receiving reports from irrigation engineers and contracting companies about problems arising at the Medigadda and other barrages of the Kaleshwaram project. He maintained there was “no negligence as such but things do happen,” …

BRS accuses Congress Govt of having a conspiracy motive behind delay in Medigadda rehab
1 year ago

BRS accuses Congress Govt of having a conspiracy motive behind delay in Medigadda rehab

The Hindu  

hyderabad The Opposition party Bharat Rashtra Samithi has accused the Congress Government in Telangana of having a criminal conspiracy motive behind the delay in taking up restoration work on the damaged Medigadda Barrage of Kaleshwaram project. With visits, presentations and press conferences, the Congress Government explained their version on Kaleshwaram project, Mr. Rama Rao said. CBR won’t apply On the …

BRS claimed Medigadda was a boon, but it has turned into a blot: Telangana CM Revanth Reddy
1 year, 1 month ago

BRS claimed Medigadda was a boon, but it has turned into a blot: Telangana CM Revanth Reddy

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD: Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Saturday asked BRS leaders to tender an apology for the mistakes that occurred in the construction of the Medigadda barrage and give confessional statements when the state government-ordered probe by a retired judge gets underway. The chief minister said that even the five-member committee of retired engineers constituted by the then BRS government …

Medigadda barrage sinking: Union Minister Kishan Reddy dares Congress to seek CBI probe
1 year, 1 month ago

Medigadda barrage sinking: Union Minister Kishan Reddy dares Congress to seek CBI probe

New Indian Express  

HANAMKONDA/RAJANNA-SIRCILLA: Accusing Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy of staging a “political drama” in the name of the Medigadda barrage sinking, BJP state president and Union Minister G Kishan Reddy on Tuesday sharply criticised the Congress government for the trip to the barrage amid the Budget session of the Assembly. Speaking to the media here, Kishan claimed that Congress lacked the …

L&T Must Repair, Revive Medigadda at Its Cost: Uttam
1 year, 1 month ago

L&T Must Repair, Revive Medigadda at Its Cost: Uttam

Deccan Chronicle  

Medigadda: Irrigation minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy on Tuesday made it clear that the government had told Larsen & Toubro that it was its responsibility to conduct all the required studies to ascertain the reasons for the sinking of the Medigadda barrage piers, and also take up repairs at the company’s cost. “As part of the action taken so far, …

Kaleshwaram: Rs 94,000 cr spent but irrigation not provided equal amount of acres
1 year, 1 month ago

Kaleshwaram: Rs 94,000 cr spent but irrigation not provided equal amount of acres

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy invited former CM and BRS president K. Chandrasekhar Rao to the Assembly on Wednesday to discuss about the Medigadda barrage. Highlights Telangana people’s funds were wasted for KCR’s Kaleshwaram project According to the official figures, Kaleshwaram project, of which Medigadda barrage is a component, has failed to provide irrigation water to at least 97,000 …

Telangana CM leads delegation to take stock of Medigadda barrage
1 year, 1 month ago

Telangana CM leads delegation to take stock of Medigadda barrage

India TV News  

Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy, his cabinet colleagues and MLAs on Tuesday left for Medigadda barrage whose piers had "sunk" last year. The chief minister said the irrigation minister would present a white paper on irrigation during the next couple of days in the assembly and a visit to the Medigadda barrage would help the MLAs, many of them …

Revanth To Head Medigadda, KCR To Dig In at Nalgonda
1 year, 1 month ago

Revanth To Head Medigadda, KCR To Dig In at Nalgonda

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: A day after the Congress government put the BRS on notice over the issue of the handing over of projects on Krishna river to the Krishna River Management Board, Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy is all set to launch a new front on Tuesday against the Opposition party by visiting the partially collapsed Medigadda barrage of Kaleshwaram project, that …

Medigadda Barrage Fiasco: Govt Accepts Muralidhar Rao’s Resignation
1 year, 1 month ago

Medigadda Barrage Fiasco: Govt Accepts Muralidhar Rao’s Resignation

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Former engineer-in-chief of the irrigation department, C. Muralidhar Rao, is no longer in service with the government accepting his resignation from the post. It may be recalled that irrigation minister N. Uttam Kumar Reddy had directed Rao to put in his papers on February 7 as part of the government’s clean-up of the department, after the Medigadda barrage fiasco …

Congress Prepares for Legislative Battle, Aims to Expose BRS Irrigation Project Failures
1 year, 1 month ago

Congress Prepares for Legislative Battle, Aims to Expose BRS Irrigation Project Failures

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The state government is likely to release a White Paper on irrigation projects in the Legislative Assembly on Monday, ahead of the visit to the disaster-hit Medigadda barrage on Tuesday, highlighting the corruption and failure of the BRS government in constructing and maintaining the projects. In the Powerpoint presentation held at the Mahatma Jyotirao Phule Praja Bhavan on Sunday, …

BRS, Congress Pick Rivers for Water War
1 year, 1 month ago

BRS, Congress Pick Rivers for Water War

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Two political parties. And gearing up for this and to drown one another with each side ready with bucket loads of charges and counter charges, and evidence, are the Congress, and the BRS, both of which have chosen February 13 for the showdown On the one side, gathering its troops at Nalgonda, to be addressed by party chief K. …

Medigadda Saga Raises More Doubts About BRS's Intentions
1 year, 1 month ago

Medigadda Saga Raises More Doubts About BRS's Intentions

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: More and more skeletons are tumbling out of the former BRS government’s closet over the sinking of a portion of the Medigadda Barrage, a key component of the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Scheme. As reported in these columns earlier, the contract entered into with L&T by the irrigation department for the construction of the barrage included a brief that the …

Telangana Assembly Session May See sparks Fly on Barrage Fiasco
1 year, 1 month ago

Telangana Assembly Session May See sparks Fly on Barrage Fiasco

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Matters over the partial collapse of the Medigadda barrage, the lynchpin of the Kaleshwaram lift irrigation scheme, are likely to create a new political firestorm in the Assembly Budget Session starting on February 8, with the Vigilance and Enforcement wing that probed the fiasco submitting its report to the state government. While the first three barrages of the Kaleshwaram …

Beginning Was Also the Start of End for Medigadda
1 year, 1 month ago

Beginning Was Also the Start of End for Medigadda

Deccan Chronicle  

The Medigadda barrage disaster appears to have had its roots in its hurried inauguration by the then BRS government headed by then Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao, who also held the irrigation portfolio. Despite knowing that the cofferdam must be removed first, the BRS government went ahead with filling up the Medigadda barrage,” revealed sources in the Vigilance and Enforcement …

Congress Govt will not spare those who misused public money: Uttam
1 year, 3 months ago

Congress Govt will not spare those who misused public money: Uttam

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Irrigation and civil supplies minister Capt. N. Uttam Kumar Reddy on Wednesday asserted that the Congress Government would not spare anyone found guilty of corruption or misusing public funds. ccusing the previous BRS regime of causing substantial losses and plunging the Civil Supplies Corporation into a massive debt trap, Uttam Kumar Reddy revealed that the corporation has accumulated debts …

Let All-Party Delegation Visit Medigadda, Revanth Dares KTR
1 year, 4 months ago

Let All-Party Delegation Visit Medigadda, Revanth Dares KTR

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: TPCC chief A. Revanth Reddy asked Minister K.T. Participating in the 'Meet the Press' programme organised by the Telangana State Union of Working Journalists here on Friday, Revanth Reddy also rejected Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao's claims at public meetings that the Congress would scrap welfare schemes like Rythu Bandhu and free power to agriculture if it came to …

BJP slams BRS govt over Medigadda, Kaleshwaram project
1 year, 4 months ago

BJP slams BRS govt over Medigadda, Kaleshwaram project

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The BJP on Friday mounted a frontal attack on the BRS government on the Kaleshwaram project with BJP state president and Union Minister G Kishan Reddy saying the project has become a “hallmark” of “corruption, failed projects, leakages” of the Telangana state government. Today, 10 years after its formation, Telangana, under the BRS government headed by KCR, after spending …

Amidst Oppn Onslaught, Govt Keeps Mum, Medigadda a Write Off for Now
1 year, 4 months ago

Amidst Oppn Onslaught, Govt Keeps Mum, Medigadda a Write Off for Now

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Possible design faults that did not factor in shifting of sand from under the foundations of the Lakshmi barrage at Medigadda on Godavari river, are believed to be the primary causes that resulted in subsidence of one of the 7 blocks of the barrage, making the entire structure useless with respect to storage of water for which it was …

Political Parties Demand White Paper, Inquiry Over Medigadda Barrage Damage
1 year, 4 months ago

Political Parties Demand White Paper, Inquiry Over Medigadda Barrage Damage

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The Congress and the BJP slammed the BRS government for the damage to the Medigadda barrage and said the onus lay squarely on Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao and his family members. Why is the BJP, which is alleging corruption in the construction of the Kaleshwaram projet not ordering a probe into the issue.” In a press meet held …

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