HYDERABAD: Launching a scathing attack on Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy over his remarks on Krishna river water utilisation, BRS leader T Harish Rao on Friday alleged that the former lacks basic awareness on Telangana’s irrigation sector and the state’s water rights.
In a statement issued here, the former minister said: “It’s unfortunate that the chief minister is unaware of the actual utilisation of Krishna waters during his tenure. Such ignorance poses a serious threat to Telangana’s interests.”
He also asked Irrigation Minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy to explain if the state leadership was unaware of official communications issued by its own government.
Harish Rao cited a letter written on May 2, 2026, by the Telangana engineer-in-chief (general) to the Krishna River Management Board, stating that Andhra Pradesh had utilised 74.23 per cent of available Krishna waters while Telangana’s share stood at only 25.77 per cent.
He asserted that unlike the chief minister, he was presenting facts backed by official records.
The BRS leader accused Revanth Reddy of spreading falsehoods to divert attention from the Congress government’s failures, including the neglected Palamuru-Rangareddy Lift Irrigation Scheme.
He alleged that despite portraying himself as a son of Palamuru, the chief minister failed to complete the project, which is designed to provide irrigation to 12.30 lakh acres and drinking water to 1,226 villages.
Congress opposed PRLIS from the beginning
Harish Rao claimed that the Congress and Revanth Reddy had opposed the project from the beginning and filed cases that delayed its progress. Despite these hurdles, he said, the previous BRS regime acquired 27,191 acres for the project and accelerated construction works. He challenged the Congress government to reveal how much land it had acquired for the scheme during the last 30 months.
The Siddipet MLA also reminded Revanth Reddy of his promise to provide irrigation to 12 lakh acres within two years and questioned his credibility as he failed to fulfil that commitment.
According to Harish Rao, major irrigation projects require vision, commitment and execution rather than publicity campaigns.