Archive · 21 Jul 2026
Kadiyam Srihari Blames KCR for Kaleshwaram Project Failure
Kadiyam Srihari, a former Deputy Chief Minister and current MLA, held a press conference to discuss the failure of the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project.
He blamed former Chief Minister KCR and former Irrigation Minister Harish Rao for the collapse of the Medigadda barrage, which he said has made the irrigation system ineffective.
Srihari also rejected BRS allegations that the Congress government is responsible for the current drought-like conditions, attributing it to the El Niño phenomenon.
He accused the previous BRS government of delaying recruitment for government jobs and claimed that the Congress government has completed recruitment for nearly 70,000 jobs.
Srihari appealed to farmers and youth not to believe BRS propaganda and said efforts are underway to provide irrigation water to the Station Ghanpur constituency through the Devadula project within a week.
Kadiyam Srihari demands KCR and Harish Rao accept responsibility for the failure of the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project.
The collapse of the Medigadda barrage has rendered the irrigation system ineffective.
Srihari attributes the drought-like conditions to the El Niño phenomenon, not the Congress government.
The Godavari River is receiving only 16,000 cusecs of water, far below the required 2 lakh cusecs.
Srihari accuses the previous BRS government of delaying recruitment for government jobs and claims the Congress government has completed recruitment for nearly 70,000 jobs.
- Who
- Kadiyam Srihari, K. Chandrashekar Rao (KCR), Harish Rao
- What
- Failure of the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project and the collapse of the Medigadda barrage
- When
- Monday
- Where
- Station Ghanpur, Telangana, India
- Why
- Kadiyam Srihari blames KCR and Harish Rao for the project's failure and the BRS government for failing unemployed youth
Congress Party
BRS Party
Responsibility for Kaleshwaram Project Failure
Congress Party
Kadiyam Srihari demands KCR and Harish Rao accept responsibility for the failure of the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project, particularly the collapse of the Medigadda barrage.
BRS Party
BRS alleges the Congress government is responsible for the prevailing drought-like conditions.
Drought Conditions
Congress Party
Kadiyam Srihari attributes the drought-like conditions to the El Niño phenomenon, which has reduced water inflows into rivers across the country.
BRS Party
BRS alleges the Congress government is responsible for the drought-like conditions.
Government Job Recruitment
Congress Party
Kadiyam Srihari accuses the previous BRS government of failing unemployed youth by delaying recruitment despite issuing notifications, and claims the Congress government has completed recruitment for nearly 70,000 government jobs.
BRS Party
BRS likely disputes these claims and may argue that the previous government did not delay recruitment.
- Project
- Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project
- Barrage
- Medigadda barrage
- Water Inflow
- 16,000 cusecs (Godavari River)
- Required Water Inflow
- 2 lakh cusecs
- Government Jobs Recruited
- 70,000
- Phenomenon
- El Niño