Archive · 22 Aug 2026
BRS MLA Blames Congress for Drought in Nagarjuna Sagar Ayacut
A BRS leader said some farming areas near the Nagarjuna Sagar Project do not have enough water.
He said this was not caused by El Nino.
Instead, he accused the Congress government of deliberately creating the problem.
He referred to a reported statement that irrigation canals would not receive water.
The leader said this could discourage farmers from planting paddy.
He also claimed the government wanted to avoid buying the harvested rice.
He said it might also avoid paying a bonus for fine-variety paddy.
The Congress government’s response was not included in the report.
BRS MLA Guntakandla Jagadish Reddy said the drought-like situation in the Nagarjuna Sagar Project ayacut was intentionally created.
He rejected the explanation that El Nino caused the lack of water.
Jagadish Reddy referred to Komatireddy Venkat Reddy’s reported statement that canal water would not be released for irrigation.
He alleged the Congress government was trying to discourage farmers from cultivating paddy.
He claimed the alleged strategy would help the government avoid procuring rice and paying bonuses for fine-variety paddy.
- Who
- BRS MLA and former minister Guntakandla Jagadish Reddy made the allegations; he also referred to a reported statement by Komatireddy Venkat Reddy.
- What
- Jagadish Reddy alleged that the drought-like conditions in the Nagarjuna Sagar Project ayacut were intentionally created by the Congress government, rather than caused by El Nino.
- When
- Friday.
- Where
- Nalgonda and the Nagarjuna Sagar Project ayacut.
- Why
- According to Jagadish Reddy, the alleged aim was to discourage paddy cultivation and allow the government to avoid procuring rice and paying a bonus for fine-variety paddy.
- Speaker
- Guntakandla Jagadish Reddy, BRS MLA and former minister
- Location
- Nalgonda
- Affected area
- Nagarjuna Sagar Project ayacut
- Disputed cause
- Jagadish Reddy rejected El Nino as the cause of the drought-like situation
- Irrigation claim
- He referred to a reported statement that canal water would not be released for irrigation
- Alleged motive
- To discourage paddy cultivation and avoid rice procurement and fine-variety paddy bonuses