BRS to expose Cong ‘claims’ on Kaleshwaram project

Hyderabad: Opposition BRS on Tuesday said they would undertake a visit to the Kaleshwaram project’s Medigadda barrage on March 1 to explain its benefits to people and “expose” the Congress government’s efforts to defame their predecessor in poor light.

BRS Working president K T Rama Rao accused the government of conspiring to defame the previous BRS regime over the project. He announced that his party would undertake a ‘Chalo Medigadda’ visit to explain the “comprehensive nature” of the Kaleshwaram project and its benefits to the people, he said. About 150-200 BRS leaders, including MLAs, MPs and other leaders, would be part of the visit, he added.

BRS would clarify the doubts people had about the Kaleshwaram project, K T Rama Rao added. Claiming that there have been several instances of irrigation projects suffering damage in India, he demanded that the Telangana government carry out repairs to the Medigadda barrage and provide water to the farmers. The state government can conduct an inquiry into the damage in Medigadda barrage and take action accordingly, he said.

K T Rama Rao claimed that a "small damage" is being shown through a magnifying glass. Noting that a problem occurred in three out of the 84 piers in one (Medigadda) barrage, he claimed that an attempt is being made to gain political mileage by showing as if the whole project would be washed away.