Will stop Andhra from taking up Banakacherla project, says Bhatti
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He also assured the people that the Congress govt would fight at all levels to reclaim the seven mandals of the combined Khammam district which were merged with
on the pretext of the Polavaram project.
"We are going to expose BRS, BJP, and TDP conspiracies behind the Banakacherla and Polavaram projects. AP minister Lokesh said they only want to tap the excess water from the Godavari river, which is flowing into the sea through the Banakacherla project.
The water is flowing away because the previous BRS did not complete pending irrigation projects in the basin to secure Telangana's rightful share of river water," Bhatti said at a public meeting in Kollapur constituency after laying foundation for new substations, distributing ration cards, and Indiramma housing sanction letters.
BRS betrayed the people of Telangana. They came to power promising water, funds, and jobs.
But in 10 years, they failed to complete any major project on the Godavari or Krishna river. It was the Congress govt that initiated projects like Jurala, Nettempadu, Koilsagar, Kalwakurthy, Srisailam, and Nagarjunasagar on the Krishna, and SRSP, Sripada Yellampalli, Devadula lift irrigation, Indira Sagar, and Rajiv Sagar on the Godavari.
The previous BRS govt failed to complete even the Palamuru-Rangareddy lift irrigation scheme.
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"The Congress govt in the undivided state came out with the Pranahita-Chevella project at 152m height to benefit upland areas. Instead, KCR opted for the Kaleshwaram project at only 100m height, which ultimately collapsed despite spending 1.2 lakh crore, whereas Pranahita-Chevella could have been completed with 38,000 crore. The previous BRS govt redesigned projects only to loot the state treasury," Bhatti alleged.
Bhatti said: "The Congress govt has spent over 1 lakh crore on welfare schemes since coming to power, with schemes like 10 lakh Aarogyasri, free bus travel for women, Indiramma housing scheme, 500 gas cylinder, 200 units of free electricity, 2 lakh crop loan waiver, Rythu Bharosa, and Cheyutha pensions, to name a few."
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