Hyderabad, Sept. 1 -- The Telangana assembly has passed a resolution to hand over the investigation on the irregularities in the Kaleshwaram Project to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).

Making the announcement on the floor of the assembly after 9.5 hours of discussion on Pinaki Chandra Ghose Commission report on Sunday, August 31, chief minister A Revanth Reddy alleged that former chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao (KCR) not only ignored the national project status for Kaleshwaram Project, but also changed its design and escalated the costs to Rs 1.5 lakh crore.

He questioned why action shouldn't be initiated against KCR, former irrigation minister T Harish Rao and former finance minister Eatala Rajender.

He said that the deci...