Govt. urged to conduct probe into construction of check dams during BRS regime

Peddapalli Congress MLA Ch. Vijaya Ramana Rao urged the State government to conduct a detailed probe into the construction of check dams across several streams and rivulets in the State during the BRS government, to ascertain the quality and identify discrepancies in their design.

Expressing concerns over the alleged poor quality of check dams constructed across the Manair River and Hussainmia stream in Peddapalli district during the Zero Hour on the fourth day of the Winter Session of the Assembly on Monday, the MLA claimed that 11 out of 13 check dams had either been washed away or severely damaged due to poor quality or design flaws.

“The BRS government spent about ₹1,000 crore to ₹1,200 crore on the construction of these check dams to plunder sand. There is a need to conduct a vigilance probe or an inquiry by a retired judge,” he said, requesting Irrigation Minister N. Uttam Kumar Reddy to order an investigation.

Responding to this, the Minister said that the government had already ordered a vigilance probe following a representation by Manthani MLA and IT and Industries Minister D. Sridhar Babu. He added that the government would take steps to ascertain the quality of the check dams.

Earlier, Excise Minister Jupally Krishna Rao, on behalf of Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy, introduced the Telangana Goods and Services Tax (Amendment) Bill, 2026. During the debate, he stated that recent changes in GST slabs had resulted in ₹7,000 crore loss for Telangana. He argued that while the Centre collected a larger share of taxes, the State received less in return, likening the Centre’s claims of slab reduction to an operation being successful while the patient dies.

AIMIM floor leader Akbaruddin Owaisi strongly opposed the legislation, alleging that Telangana was being treated unfairly under the GST framework. He staged a walkout in protest, reiterating that Telangana was not receiving adequate funds and accusing the Centre of neglecting the State’s interests.

When BJP MLAs, including BJPLP leader Alleti Maheshwar Reddy stormed into the well of the House protesting Akbaruddin’s remarks on the Telangana GST (Amendment) Bill, there was an uproar for some time in the Assembly. Later, the House passed the Telangana GST (Amendment) Bill before taking up the Zero Hour.