Archive · 7 Sep 2026
Uttam Vows Fight for Telangana’s Krishna, Godavari Share
Telangana wants what its government considers a fair share of water from the Krishna and Godavari rivers.
Minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy said the state will argue its case before water tribunals and other authorities.
He said Telangana will not compromise on its water interests.
Uttam also criticized the previous BRS government’s irrigation spending.
He said some projects cost a lot but did not provide enough water to farmers.
He named the Palamuru-Rangareddy and Kaleshwaram projects while making this criticism.
The Congress government says it will focus on finishing incomplete projects.
It also wants more water to reach farms with fewer delays and losses.
Minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy said Telangana would firmly defend its share of Krishna and Godavari waters.
He said the Congress government would raise the issue before river-water tribunals and the Krishna River Management Board.
Uttam accused the previous BRS government of spending heavily on irrigation without creating proportionate irrigation potential.
He cited the Palamuru-Rangareddy and Kaleshwaram projects as examples of schemes that had not delivered promised benefits.
During an inspection of the R-9 Lift Irrigation Scheme, he stressed completing projects and improving water-use efficiency.
- Who
- Irrigation and Civil Supplies Minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy and the Telangana Congress government.
- What
- The government will defend Telangana’s claimed share of Krishna and Godavari waters while improving irrigation delivery.
- When
- Sunday.
- Where
- During an inspection of the R-9 Lift Irrigation Scheme in Suryapet district, Telangana.
- Why
- To protect Telangana’s water entitlements, complete pending irrigation projects and ensure more efficient water delivery to farmers.
Congress Government’s Position
BRS Government’s Record
Irrigation performance
Congress Government’s Position
Uttam Kumar Reddy said the Congress government is efficiently managing irrigation and agricultural power and will ensure optimum use of available water.
BRS Government’s Record
Uttam alleged that the previous BRS government’s decade in office involved heavy spending without proportionate irrigation potential and left several major projects incomplete.
Project outcomes
Congress Government’s Position
The Congress government says irrigation projects should be judged by water delivered to farmers and acreage brought under assured irrigation.
BRS Government’s Record
Uttam said projects including Palamuru-Rangareddy and Kaleshwaram did not provide the promised benefits or corresponding ayacut despite substantial expenditure.
Criticism of current management
Congress Government’s Position
Uttam dismissed criticism of the Congress government’s irrigation and power management as false and described its approach as different from the previous regime’s.
BRS Government’s Record
The article reports that attempts were being made to portray the BRS regime as more efficient in managing irrigation and electricity, a characterization Uttam rejected.
- Minister
- N Uttam Kumar Reddy, Telangana’s Irrigation and Civil Supplies Minister
- Rivers
- Krishna and Godavari
- Forums
- River-water tribunals and the Krishna River Management Board
- Inspected project
- R-9 Lift Irrigation Scheme in Suryapet district
- Criticized projects
- Palamuru-Rangareddy Lift Irrigation Scheme, Kaleshwaram project and Sri Ram Sagar Project system
- Government priorities
- Completing pending projects, creating actual ayacut, improving water-use efficiency and safeguarding water entitlements
