Hyderabad, Sept. 19 -- Telangana Irrigation and Civil Supplies Minister Captain N Uttam Kumar Reddy today dismissed as "baseless and false" the claims made by BRS leader and former Minister T Harish Rao regarding the proposed Tammudihatti barrage.
In a statement issued from the Dr B R Ambedkar State Secretariat, Uttam Kumar Reddy said there was no truth in Harish Rao's assertion that Rs 35,000 crore would be spent on the construction of the barrage and that it would provide irrigation to 4.47 lakh acres.
He clarified that while the state government has indeed decided to construct a barrage near Tammudihatti and revive the Chevella-Pranahita project, the process of preparing estimates for the works has not yet begun. "How did Harish Rao co...