Archive · 1 Oct 2026
Telangana BJP Chief Blames Government for Water and Power Crisis
N Ramachander Rao said Telangana is facing serious water and electricity problems.
He blamed the state government for not managing resources properly.
Farmers told him they were getting only about five hours of electricity.
The government has claimed that it supplies power for 12 to 15 hours.
Rao said the shortage is damaging crops that depend on borewells.
He also said village families are suffering from heat and mosquitoes because fans cannot run.
He asked for water to be released from two upstream reservoirs.
He criticized both the Congress and BRS for their handling of water and crop insurance issues.
The state government’s stated explanation for the power shortage was a lack of coal.
N Ramachander Rao blamed government negligence for worsening water, power and farming problems in Telangana.
He said farmers were receiving about five hours of electricity, despite claims of 12 to 15 hours.
Rao urged water releases from Almatti and Narayanpur reservoirs for Hyderabad’s drinking water needs.
He criticized Congress leaders over alleged failure to deliver promised crop insurance protection.
Rao also called for stronger Krishna water negotiations and repairs to smaller irrigation projects.
- Who
- N Ramachander Rao, president of the BJP Telangana State unit, made the allegations after touring parts of Nalgonda district.
- What
- He alleged that government negligence has contributed to reduced power supply, drying groundwater, damaged crops and wider water-management problems.
- When
- Wednesday, during Rao’s tour of Nalgonda district.
- Where
- The Nagarjuna Sagar project, Kanagal and Nalgonda rural mandals in Telangana.
- Why
- Rao said farmers and villages were suffering from inadequate electricity and water, and demanded corrective action from the state government.
BJP Telangana State Unit’s Claims
State Government’s Position
Electricity supply
BJP Telangana State Unit’s Claims
N Ramachander Rao alleged that farmers receive only about five hours of power, causing crops to wither and leaving villages without adequate fan use.
State Government’s Position
The Congress government has claimed it supplies electricity for 12 to 15 hours; the government has attributed the shortage to coal scarcity and blamed the Centre.
Responsibility for the crisis
BJP Telangana State Unit’s Claims
Rao said state government negligence and poor coordination between Genco and Discoms were responsible for the worsening crisis.
State Government’s Position
The government’s cited explanation, as reported by Rao, is coal scarcity, while Rao argued that available thermal, hydel, solar and Chhattisgarh power was not being effectively used.
Water and irrigation management
BJP Telangana State Unit’s Claims
Rao demanded releases from Almatti and Narayanpur, stronger action before the KRMB and Apex Council, and investment in reservoir tanks and smaller projects.
State Government’s Position
The article does not provide a detailed response from the Congress government to these demands; it reports Rao’s criticism of both the Congress and previous BRS governments.
- Reported farmer power supply
- About five hours, according to N Ramachander Rao.
- Government power-supply claim
- The Congress government has claimed it supplies power for 12 to 15 hours.
- Requested water releases
- Rao demanded immediate releases from Almatti and Narayanpur reservoirs for Hyderabad’s drinking water needs.
- Krishna water allocation criticized
- Rao criticized the previous KCR government’s agreement to a 299 TMC Krishna water allocation.
- RDS project capacity
- Rao said the project’s reported capacity had fallen from 15 TMC to five TMC because of a lack of desilting.
- Crop insurance criticism
- Rao alleged that promised insurance protection better than the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana was not provided after the Congress came to power.