Hyderabad, Jan. 2 -- Telangana chief minister A Revanth Reddy on Thursday announced that his government would order an inquiry into the decision of the previous Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) government headed by K Chandrasekhar Rao to change the source of Palamuru-Ranga Reddy lift irrigation scheme (PRLIS) on Krishna River from Jurala to Srisailam backwaters.

Speaking to reporters after irrigation minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy made a PowerPoint presentation on irrigation projects at Praja Bhavan for public representatives, Revanth Reddy accused the previous BRS government of prioritising commissions over public interest in the execution of the PRLIS.

He alleged that instead of drawing water from Jurala, the project source was shifted to S...