T’gana Cong to expose ‘irregularities’ in irrigation projects

Hyderabad, Aug 25 (PTI) Telangana Congress today said itwill organise a meeting of experts here tomorrow to "expose"Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao’s "lies and false claims"on irrigation projects in the state. Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) president NUttam Kumar Reddy in a press release here said the ChiefMinister has "mortgaged the interest of the state by decidingto shift the main project from Thummadihatti to Medigadda". "This will cause a huge loss to the interest of Telanganafarmers. We will convene an expert talk and discussion on’Pranahita Chevella/Kaleshwaram project’ at 3 pm on Friday atTPCC Headquarters, Gandhi Bhavan," he said. "We have invited retired engineers and several irrigationexperts for discussion on the Chief Minister’s false claims onthree major projects on Godavari river. We will expose how theshifting of main project from Thummadihati to Medigadda isdetrimental to the interest of Telangana," it further said. Two days back, Maharashtra and Telangana signed threeagreements related to irrigation projects. Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Raosigned the agreements facilitating construction of threebarrages with a total storage capacity of 19 tmc (thousandmillion cubic ft) of water. Slamming the ruling TRS party on the move, Congressalleged the CM (Rao) is behaving like an "agent" of the BJPgovernment in Maharashtra. According to a Government release issued earlier, theMedigadda barrage, which is a part of Kaleswaram project, willhelp Telangana tap the Godavari water. When completed, the projects will provide water to 40lakh acres in Adilabad, Karimnagar, Medak, Nalgonda, Nizamabadand Warangal districts. PTI GDK NPTIRJMF