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Tuesday, August 12, 2025
TopicKaleshwaram irrigation project

Topic: Kaleshwaram irrigation project

KCR acted not as govt head but as administrative executive: Panel report on Kaleshwaram project

Reddy said his government will table the report in the assembly for a thorough discussion and to decide on course of action based on the recommendations.

Judicial panel finds KCR ‘directly accountable’ for Kaleshwaram project irregularities

The irrigation project saw ‘rampant & brazen procedural and financial irregularities’, it says. Telangana Cabinet will review report and decide further course of action.

Telangana govt must do more than blame BRS. Junking Kaleshwaram project shows incompetence

The entire idea of the Kaleshwaram project is to avoid water wastage. The geniuses in the government must understand that public projects like this simply cannot be junked.

The rise of PV Krishna Reddy & MEIL — 2nd largest electoral bonds donor that worked on Kaleshwaram

Hyderabad-based firm which only takes up govt projects donated Rs 966-cr — Rs 1,186-cr including Rs 220-cr of Western UP Power Transco — in electoral bonds to various parties in last 5 yrs.

CAG calls Kaleshwaram project economically unviable — ‘every rupee spent would yield only 52 paise’

CAG report tabled in Telangana assembly says cost of lift irrigation project likely to exceed Rs 1,47,427 crore, as against Rs 81,911 crore projected by former KCR govt.

A white elephant? No water from Kaleshwaram, but project costs Telangana around Rs 18,000 cr annually

State had set up a Special Purpose Vehicle for the Rs 1 lakh crore Kaleshwaram irrigation project, which raised loans worth Rs 87,449.15 crore. The rest has to be repaid over next 12 years.

Scathing vigilance report faults KCR govt, contractor for sunk Medigadda piers — ‘defects not tended’

Kaleshwaram lift irrigation project, of which Medigadda barrage is a part, was a showpiece endeavour of ex-BRS govt. Over 4 yrs after launch, 6 of Medigadda's 86 piers sank 1.2 m last yr.

On Camera

With nuke lunacy, Asim Munir joins Pakistan’s Hall of Generals who swapped brains for bluster

Munir indicates that he’s willing to go for broke, even if it risks taking his country “and half the world” down with him. It’s important to understand where he is coming from.

How mining, manufacturing & power sectors weighed on India’s industrial output since January 2024

India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.

‘Next war may come sooner than expected, will require whole-of-nation approach’—Army chief

Gen Dwivedi framed Op Sindoor not just as retaliation to Pahalgam, but as demonstration of India’s capability to fight multi-domain conflicts with integration between services & agencies.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.