Irrigation Minister N. Uttam Kumar Reddy has accused the previous Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) regime of neglecting Palamuru-Ranga Reddy project and diverting the funds to Kaleshwaram and claimed that the BRS leadership was misleading the public on irrigation projects in Palamuru, Nalgonda, and Khammam districts.
In an informal chat with press persons in the Assembly premises on Monday (December 29, 2025), Mr. Reddy said the BRS leaders were spreading false propaganda about injustice to Palamuru, Nalgonda, and Khammam.
“Even former BRS Irrigation Minister T. Harish Rao’s claims have left their own supporters embarrassed.” he said adding that the Palamuru–Ranga Reddy project was originally proposed for 90 TMC — 45 TMC through minor irrigation and 45 TMC via Godavari diversion. “We are moving forward with the same plan, based on the GO they issued,” he said.
Mr. Reddy alleged that BRS agreed to only 7 TMC in the Supreme Court and failed to complete the project in ten years. “We will complete it and deliver water to Palamuru. Do not impose your failures on us,” he asserted.
He also criticised the delay pointing out that it took seven years just to send the Detailed Project Report (DPR) to the Centre. “By then, ₹21,000 crore had already been spent. Out of an estimated ₹65,000 crore, only ₹27,000 crore was spent in a decade. Land acquisition for canals will require ₹70,000 crore in total. Claiming 80% completion after spending only 35% is shameful,” the Irrigation Minister noted.
Pointing out the only ₹27,000 crore was spent on Palamuru, ₹1 lakh crore was spent on Kaleshwaram. “Why such discrimination against Palamuru?” he asked and highlighted how the Congress Government in the just two years spent ₹7,000 crore on irrigation and installed 11 motors, compared to only one pump under BRS.
He charged that the then BRS regime deliberately slowed down works and lamented that pending projects like Nettampadu, Kalwakurthi, and Bhima remain incomplete. He pointed out neglect of SLBC, which could have been completed with ₹2,000 crore, and failure to finish Kalwakurthi despite requiring only ₹900 crore.