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KTR Threatens Nagarjuna Sagar Water Padayatra By September 14
Farmers in parts of Telangana are worried that their crops may dry up because canal water has not been scheduled.
BRS leader KT Rama Rao said the government must announce when and how much water will be released by September 14.
If it does not, he said he will walk with thousands of farmers from Kodad to Haliya.
The BRS held a large protest in Miryalaguda and organized demonstrations in other districts.
KTR blamed the Congress government for poor irrigation management.
He also said the government had not kept several promises to farmers.
These include payments under Rythu Bandhu and support for tenant farmers and landless agricultural workers.
Government ministers were reported as saying that water would not be released to the canal for farming, while the BRS demanded a full supply for standing crops.
KT Rama Rao set September 14 as the deadline for releasing a Nagarjuna Sagar Left Canal water schedule.
He threatened to lead farmers on a padayatra from Kodad to Haliya if the schedule is not announced.
The BRS accused the Congress government of failing to protect drying crops and fulfill agricultural promises.
KTR alleged that Krishna water was being diverted to Andhra Pradesh projects for political reasons.
The BRS said it would continue statewide protests until irrigation and farmer-support demands are addressed.
- Who
- BRS Working President KT Rama Rao, BRS leaders, and farmers from the Nagarjuna Sagar Left Canal ayacut.
- What
- The BRS is protesting delayed canal water and demanding a release schedule; KT Rama Rao threatened a farmers’ padayatra.
- Where
- The protest was held in Miryalaguda, and the proposed padayatra would run from Kodad to Haliya along the Nagarjuna Sagar Left Canal ayacut.
- When
- The deadline is September 14; the issue is also to be raised during the Assembly Session beginning September 7.
- Why
- The BRS says farmers need water to save drying crops and alleges that the Congress government has failed to manage irrigation and fulfill agricultural promises.
BRS and Farmer Demands
Government Position Reported by BRS
Canal water release
BRS and Farmer Demands
The BRS demands a published schedule and sufficient water for standing crops, and says the government is withholding water despite the project’s reported level.
Government Position Reported by BRS
KTR criticized reported statements by Nalgonda ministers N. Uttam Kumar Reddy and Komatireddy Venkat Reddy that water would not be released to the canal for agricultural purposes. The articles do not provide a fuller government explanation.
Irrigation management
BRS and Farmer Demands
The BRS alleges that the Congress government has mismanaged irrigation projects and allowed farmers’ crops to face drying conditions.
Government Position Reported by BRS
The articles report the BRS’s allegations but do not include a direct response from the Congress government or an independent assessment of the claims.
Krishna water diversion
BRS and Farmer Demands
KTR alleges that Chief Minister Revanth Reddy is allowing Andhra Pradesh to divert Krishna water to the Veligonda Project and Pothireddypadu head regulator for political reasons.
Government Position Reported by BRS
The articles do not include a response from Revanth Reddy, the Andhra Pradesh government, or Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu to this allegation.
Key facts
- Deadline
- September 14, for announcing the Nagarjuna Sagar Left Canal water-release schedule.
- Proposed route
- Kodad to Haliya along the Nagarjuna Sagar Left Canal ayacut.
- Main demand
- A clear schedule specifying the timing and quantity of water releases.
- Protest location
- NSP Quarters Ground, Miryalaguda.
- Reported reservoir level
- KTR alleged that the Nagarjuna Sagar Project water level was 537 feet.
- Earlier water claim
- KTR said 50 TMC of water had reached the project through power generation at Srisailam during the previous BRS government.
- Other farmer demands
- The BRS said three crop seasons of Rythu Bandhu payments remained pending and that promised support for tenant farmers and landless agricultural labourers had not been implemented.
Sources
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