BRS will expose hollowness of commissions report on KLIP within the Assembly: Harish Rao

Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) senior chief and former irrigation minister T. Harish Rao termed the PC Ghose fee’s report on the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project (KLIP) as ‘baseless’, stating that they might expose its hollowness as soon as it’s tabled within the Assembly.

Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Monday introduced that Commission’s report can be tabled within the Assembly for an in depth a debate throughout a particular session of the Assembly.

Taking sturdy exception to the Commission’s discovering, which held former Chief Minister Okay. Chandrashekar Rao solely accountable for the irregularities within the execution of the challenge, Mr. Rao claimed that it was certainly a choice authorised by the then Cabinet in addition to the Assembly.

Presenting an in depth report back to the media at BRS Bhavan right here on Tuesday, Mr. Rao alleged that the Congress authorities led by Revanth Reddy was intentionally distorting information in regards to the KLIP to merely malign the picture of KCR and trigger ‘hassle’ to him.

Regarding the choice to shift the barrage web site from Tummidihatti to Medigadda, he mentioned that the choice was taken upon the recommendation of the skilled committee.

“The Central Water Commission (CWC) additionally clearly said that Tummidihatti wouldn’t guarantee adequate water availability (160 TMC). It was additionally acknowledged by then Union Minister Uma Bharati,” he mentioned, including as many as 11 Central authorities companies gave nod for the challenge.

Refuting the reported feedback of Irrigation Minister N. Uttam Kumar Reddy that the Maharashtra authorities had accepted the proposed Full Reservoir Level (FRL) of 152 meters barrage at Tummidihatti, Mr. Harish Rao mentioned that it had certainly turned down the plea for a similar FRL, prompting the KCR authorities to think about shifting the barrage.

He additionally claimed {that a} retired engineers’ committee had submitted a sworn affidavit to the Kaleshwaram Commission confirming that Medigadda was essentially the most technically appropriate web site.

“The retired engineers’ committee had solely suggested in opposition to direct water pumping from Medigadda barrage to Mid Manair Dam (MMD) because of geographical and topographical challenges. As per the committee’s suggestions, all design modifications have been executed and opted to pump water to Yellampally, resulting in the river-based route through upstream barrages — Annaram and Sundilla,” he defined.

Questioning the National Dam Safety Authority (NDSA) about its alleged hasty go to to Medigadda, he requested why it had visited the Polavaram challenge, which had collapsed thrice. He alleged that each the BJP and Congress had conspired on the difficulty with an intention to defame BRS for political beneficial properties.

The former minister mentioned the Congress had didn’t safe even a single permission for the Pranahita-Chevella Sujala Sravanthi scheme throughout their 10-year tenure.