Hyderabad, Feb. 22 -- Telangana Irrigation and Civil Supplies minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy has launched a scathing attack on the previous Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) regime, accusing it of colossal mismanagement in the irrigation sector.

He said that despite spending a staggering Rs 1.81 lakh crore, the BRS government failed to complete crucial projects, leaving 103 TMC of water storage capacity unutilised in Nalgonda and Mahbubnagar districts.

"The previous BRS government looted public money in the name of irrigation projects. They made tall claims but left behind incomplete reservoirs and lift irrigation schemes, depriving Telangana of its rightful Krishna Basin share. Farmers suffered while KCR's regime indulged in corruption and mi...