Sitaramasagar Project cost inflated to Rs 20,000 cr: Bhatti
6 months, 1 week ago

Sitaramasagar Project cost inflated to Rs 20,000 cr: Bhatti

Deccan Chronicle  

Bhadadri-Kothagudem: Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka has accused the previous BRS government of squandering public funds under the guise of redesigning the Sitaramasagar project. Accompanied by irrigation minister N. Uttam Kumar Reddy, revenue minister Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy, and agriculture minister Tummala Nageswara Rao, Bhatti inspected various components of the project, including its cross regulator, pump houses at Kothur and Pusugudem, and the canal. Irrigation minister N. Uttam Kumar Reddy condemned the previous BRS government's irrigation policies, attributing financial difficulties in the sector to their mismanagement. Uttam Kumar Reddy highlighted that the BRS government spent Rs 90,400 crore on the Kaleshwaram lift irrigation scheme, which provided irrigation to only 93,000 acres.

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₹12,000 per year to be disbursed to landless labourers from Dec. 28, says Bhatti
1 week ago

₹12,000 per year to be disbursed to landless labourers from Dec. 28, says Bhatti

The Hindu  

The people’s government will implement its promise of providing ₹12,000 per year to landless labourers from December 28, and the first instalment of ₹6,000 will be disbursed on the same day the Congress will celebrate its Formation Day, said Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka. Forced to take loans For 10 long years, the BRS rulers looted the State by …

Bhatti urges to Centre on Telangana's debt burden
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Bhatti urges to Centre on Telangana's debt burden

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka urged Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman to address several pressing financial concerns faced by the state. During a meeting in Delhi on Saturday, Bhatti in presented a report on the state’s financial situation and requested the Union minister's intervention in various matters, particularly those related to Centrally- Speaking to media personnel after the …

Telangana Deputy CM Bhatti criticises BRS over crop loan waiver failures
4 months ago

Telangana Deputy CM Bhatti criticises BRS over crop loan waiver failures

New Indian Express  

KHAMMAM: Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka alleged that those without proper knowledge of the crop loan waiver scheme were making baseless accusations against the government. Speaking to the media in Jamalapuram village in Madhira constituency on Wednesday, he said: “The Congress government has waived Rs 2 lakh crop loan of each farmer in the very first year of coming …

Telangana Govt Debunks BRS Claims on Sita Rama Project Progress
4 months, 1 week ago

Telangana Govt Debunks BRS Claims on Sita Rama Project Progress

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: The state government on Tuesday trashed the BRS’ claims that 90 per cent of the work on the Sita Rama lift irrigation project was completed by the previous BRS led government, with irrigation minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy revealing that the previous regime had completed just 39 per cent of it. Addressing a press conference along with his Cabinet …

Delay In Executing Irrigation Projects Costs Telangana Exchequer Rs 1 Lakh Cr More: CAG
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Delay In Executing Irrigation Projects Costs Telangana Exchequer Rs 1 Lakh Cr More: CAG

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The cost of 20 irrigation projects commenced between 1983 and 2018 in Telangana doubled from over Rs 1 lakh crore to Rs 2 lakh crore as of March 2023, due to non-completion, the CAG report has said. In addition to this, the government has a pending liability of Rs 8,971 crore in respect of 13 incomplete irrigation projects, the …

Telangana Govt Is Committed to Protect Kaleshwaram Project, Says Bhatti
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Telangana Govt Is Committed to Protect Kaleshwaram Project, Says Bhatti

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka, who holds charge of the finance department, reiterated that the state government was committed to protecting the Kaleshwaram lift irrigation scheme in accordance with the directors of the National Dam Safety Authority to ensure that thousands of crores of public money spent on the project did not go waste. Lashing out at the …

Rs.22,301 Cr proposed for irrigation sector in Telangana budget
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Rs.22,301 Cr proposed for irrigation sector in Telangana budget

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The Congress government has proposed Rs.22,301 crore for irrigation in the budget presented by the Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka in the Assembly here on Thursday. As many as 73 irrigation projects have been undertaken in the State till date including 34 large and 39 medium projects. The previous government neglected completion of many projects though they were …

Will waive farm loans and complete pending projects soon: Uttam Kumar Reddy
5 months, 1 week ago

Will waive farm loans and complete pending projects soon: Uttam Kumar Reddy

The Hindu  

Irrigation Minister N. Uttam Kumar Reddy reiterated that the Congress government in Telangana would waive off the crop loans up to ₹2 lakh by August 15 at any cost while assuring that the government was committed to completing all pending irrigation projects with minimal investment to increase the ayacut. He criticised the previous BRS regime for wasting public money on …

Telangana government to spend Rs 31,000 crore to waive off farmer loans up to Rs 2 lakh
6 months ago

Telangana government to spend Rs 31,000 crore to waive off farmer loans up to Rs 2 lakh

India TV News  

The Congress government in Telangana decided to waive loans of farmers to the tune of Rs 2 lakh by spending Rs 31,000 crore to implement its election promise today. Congress govt to spend Rs 31,000 cr Revanth Reddy said while the previous BRS government, in its two terms between 2014 and 2023, waived loans of up to Rs 28,000 crore, …

White Paper says BRS Govt Left Irrigation Sector Crumbling
10 months ago

White Paper says BRS Govt Left Irrigation Sector Crumbling

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The Telangana state government on Saturday declared that harsh punishment was in the offing for everyone, irrespective of their standing or stature, for their role in leading Telangana’s irrigation sector into a disastrous situation, and participating in this process. What the then BRS government had done during its nearly ten-year rule of the state, Uttam Kumar Reddy said, left …

Rs 1 lakh crore spent, not even one lakh acres irrigated: Telangana CM Revanth Reddy
10 months, 1 week ago

Rs 1 lakh crore spent, not even one lakh acres irrigated: Telangana CM Revanth Reddy

New Indian Express  

MEDIGADDA: After inspecting the damage to the Medigadda barrage, a key component of the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Scheme, Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Tuesday declared that KLIS didn’t create ayacut of even one lakh acres despite close to Rs 1 lakh crore being spent on it. Given the current situation of the project, Irrigation authorities are not storing …

FM Says BRS Irrigation Policy Suited to Contractors, Probe On
10 months, 1 week ago

FM Says BRS Irrigation Policy Suited to Contractors, Probe On

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The irrigation sector is in “very serious trouble” with the BRS government pursuing a policy of benefiting contractors. Instead of making “rapid strides in irrigation sector in the last ten years… the ill-conceived policies of the past government” has not seen in happen in the state which should have “flourished with lush green fields,” said Deputy Chief Minister and …

Uttam: Keen on Narayanpet-Kodangal LI Scheme
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Uttam: Keen on Narayanpet-Kodangal LI Scheme

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Irrigation minister N. Uttam Kumar Reddy on Monday assured a delegation of leaders from the erstwhile united Mahbubnagar district, including MLAs, that the Congress government will consider taking up the Narayanpet-Kodangal lift irrigation scheme. Reddy’s assurance came during a meeting with MLAs Vaketi Srihari Mudiraj, Chittem Parnika Reddy, Yennam Srinivas Reddy, G. Madhusudan Reddy and former Kalwakurthy MLA and …

Harish Rao accuses Centre of creating ‘hurdles after hurdles’ in Telangana’s development
1 year, 10 months ago

Harish Rao accuses Centre of creating ‘hurdles after hurdles’ in Telangana’s development

The Hindu  

Finance Minister T. Harish Rao has accused the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led BJP Government at the Centre of creating “hurdles after hurdles” in the development of Telangana which has been achieving significant growth through its own efforts. The Finance Minister, who presented the State Budget for the financial year 2023-24 in the Assembly on Monday, criticised the Central Government for …

BRS govt feels its wish list not fulfilled in Union Budget
1 year, 10 months ago

BRS govt feels its wish list not fulfilled in Union Budget

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: A long list of 35 unresolved concerns submitted by the BRS government to the Centre, along with assurances given to the state by the AP Reorganisation Act of 2014 that are still pending, were not mentioned in the Union Budget 2023. IT minister K.T.Rama Rao wrote several letters to Prime Minister Narendra Modi as well as finance minister Nirmala …

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