Archive · 13 Sep 2026
BRS MLA Urges Paddy Cultivation Amid Nagarjuna Sagar Water Dispute
A BRS leader asked farmers near the Nagarjuna Sagar left canal to grow paddy.
This went against advice from the Telangana government.
He said farmers were facing drought-like conditions because canal water had not been released.
He claimed enough water was available in the Srisailam and Nagarjuna Sagar projects.
He blamed the Congress government for not releasing the water.
He also accused Andhra Pradesh of diverting Krishna River water to the Veligonda project.
The BRS said it would hold protests to demand irrigation water.
K. Taraka Rama Rao plans to lead a march as part of the campaign.
BRS MLA Guntakandla Jagadish Reddy urged farmers to cultivate paddy in the Nagarjuna Sagar left-canal ayacut.
His appeal contradicted the Telangana government’s advisory on cultivation in the area.
Reddy said the BRS would intensify agitation until irrigation water is released from the Nagarjuna Sagar Project.
He accused the Congress government of failing to protect Telangana’s interests over alleged Krishna water diversion to Andhra Pradesh.
BRS working president K. Taraka Rama Rao is expected to lead a padayatra from Kodad to Haliya over the issue.
- Who
- BRS MLA and former minister Guntakandla Jagadish Reddy, the BRS, and Telangana farmers.
- What
- Reddy urged farmers to cultivate paddy and announced intensified protests demanding water for the Nagarjuna Sagar left canal.
- When
- On Sunday; the articles do not provide a calendar date.
- Where
- The statement was made at the BRS district office in Nalgonda, concerning the Nagarjuna Sagar left-canal ayacut in Telangana.
- Why
- The BRS says irrigation water has not been released and alleges that Krishna River water is being diverted to Andhra Pradesh.
BRS and Farmers’ Water Demand
Government Advisory and Andhra Pradesh Position
Paddy cultivation
BRS and Farmers’ Water Demand
Jagadish Reddy urged farmers in the Nagarjuna Sagar left-canal ayacut to cultivate paddy despite the state advisory.
Government Advisory and Andhra Pradesh Position
The Telangana government advised against the cultivation approach supported by Reddy; the article does not specify the government’s detailed reasoning.
Canal water release
BRS and Farmers’ Water Demand
The BRS says the Congress government should release Nagarjuna Sagar water for irrigation and claims water is available in the linked projects.
Government Advisory and Andhra Pradesh Position
The Congress-led Telangana government has not released water to the left canal, according to Reddy; the government’s response is not included.
Krishna water diversion
BRS and Farmers’ Water Demand
Reddy alleged that Andhra Pradesh diverted Krishna River water to the Veligonda project and criticized Telangana for not approaching the Krishna River Management Board.
Government Advisory and Andhra Pradesh Position
The article reports the allegation but does not include a response from Andhra Pradesh or the Krishna River Management Board.
- Speaker
- Guntakandla Jagadish Reddy, former minister and BRS MLA
- Affected area
- Nagarjuna Sagar left-canal ayacut
- Requested action
- Release water from the Nagarjuna Sagar Project for irrigation
- BRS protest plan
- An intensified agitation, including a planned padayatra from Kodad to Haliya
- Water claim
- Reddy said 200 TMC of Nagarjuna Sagar water was available in the Srisailam and Nagarjuna Sagar projects
- Alleged diversion
- Reddy accused Andhra Pradesh of diverting Krishna River water to the Veligonda project
- Related institution
- Krishna River Management Board