Latest Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Scheme News & Updates

Telangana Government in Talks with Maharashtra over Tummidihatti Barrage Construction

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Hyderabad, May 27 (IANS) The Telangana government has initiated discussions with Maharashtra on finalising the height and construction of the Tummidihatti Barrage across the Godavari River. Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy has written a letter to his Maharashtra counterpart, Devendra Fadnavis, and requested that a schedule be finalised for talks with a delegation led by him from the Telangana government.As part of the B.R. Ambedkar Pranahita–Chevella Sujala Sravanthi Project, the state governme…

Telangana High Court Bars Action Against Former CM KCR and Others

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Hyderabad, April 22 (IANS) In a huge relief to former Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao and former Minister T. Harish Rao, the Telangana High Court barred the state government from taking any action against them and two other petitioners on the basis of the report of the Justice P.C. Ghose Commission which enquired into alleged irregularities in the execution of the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Scheme.The High Court observed that the Ghose Commission did not follow the procedure under…

Telangana Government Pushes for Full Operation of Kaleshwaram Irrigation Project Barrages

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Hyderabad, April 12 (IANS) The Telangana government has decided to make all three critical barrages of the Kaleshwaram lift irrigation project fully operational at the earliest. Irrigation minister N. Uttam Kumar Reddy on Sunday made it clear that the state government is determined to bring Medigadda, Annaram and Sundilla back into operation.He wanted the rehabilitation works to be fast-tracked to restore the project to full operational status under a time-bound programme.The minister held a hig…

Telangana High Court Delays Verdict on Kaleshwaram Project Report

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Hyderabad, April 8 (IANS) The Telangana High Court on Wednesday adjourned to April 22 the pronouncement of its verdict on the batch of writ petitions filed separately by former Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao and three others seeking a direction to set aside and quash the report of the Justice P.C. Ghose Commission which enquired into alleged irregularities in the execution of the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Scheme.Former Chief Minister and Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) President, K. Chandras…