New Delhi: The Kaleshwaram undertaking on the Godavari River in Telangana is touted to be one of many largest irrigation elevate tasks within the nation. However, it has been marred in controversy in recent times with allegations of corruption and violation of environmental legal guidelines. Before diving into its controversies, let’s attempt to perceive the undertaking first. The building of the massive-scale elevate irrigation undertaking began in 2016 and the undertaking opened in 2019. A elevate irrigation system is created to irrigate larger places utilizing mechanical tools akin to pumps.
According to the Telangana authorities’s web site, the undertaking goals to provide a complete of 240 thousand million cubic toes (TMC). The web site learn, “The project aims to produce a total of 240 TMCÂ (195 from Medigadda Barrage, 20 from Sripada Yellampalli project and 25 from groundwater), of which 169 has been allocated for irrigation, 30 for Hyderabad municipal water, 16 for miscellaneous industrial uses and 10 for drinking water in nearby villages, with the remainder being estimated evaporation loss.”
The undertaking was constructed for the aim to to irrigate 18.26 lakh acres of land in 13 districts. In addition, it aimed to offer Hyderabad and Secunderabad with ingesting water.
Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Telangana Party chief YS Sharmila who’s protesting towards the undertaking at the moment has claimed that regardless of guarantees made by the KCR-led authorities to offer water for 18 lakh acres, the undertaking was unable to offer water to even a mere 1.5 lakh acres. While talking to reporters on Tuesday (March 14), she referred to as it “the biggest scam in the country.”
As quoted by ANI, she mentioned, “India has seen many big scams. I am here today to throw light on the biggest scam in the country, the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project scam. We will march to the Parliament to show how big this is.”
YSRTP chief YS Sharmila holds protest towards Telangana’s KCR authorities in Delhi
India has seen many massive scams. I’m right here in the present day to throw gentle on the most important rip-off within the nation, the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project rip-off. We will march to the Parliament to point out how massive this… https://t.co/7OPO80v6M0 pic.twitter.com/281rQOS2B0
— ANI (@ANI) March 14, 2023
In addition, the state authorities was criticised for making three main modifications to the costly undertaking, considerably growing the prices to the state. Sharmila additionally alleged that motors had been purchased and introduced in for the undertaking after they had been probably not required and the undertaking was merely to redesigned and altered to get commissions from contractors.
“The cost of the project was increased from Rs 38,500 crore to Rs 1.20 lakh crore, but yesterday The BRS minister claimed that only 1.5 lakh acres of land has been irrigated. This shows that Kaleshwaram is the biggest flop show but it has lined the pockets of a contractor and a family,” YS Sharmila mentioned.Â
