Hyderabad, June 28 -- Telangana Irrigation Minister Capt N Uttam Kumar Reddy on Saturday strongly condemned what he termed as false propaganda by BRS leaders regarding the condition of old irrigation projects like Jurala and Manjeera.
He blamed the current issues on the decade-long negligence by the previous BRS regime, which failed to carry out even basic maintenance.
Highlighting the Congress government's commitment, he said Chief Minister Revanth Reddy had sanctioned Rs 100 crore for an alternative bridge to safeguard the Jurala dam from heavy vehicular load, and that there was no real threat to the structure. He dismissed concerns over stroke gates and ropes as baseless and politically motivated.
Reddy announced Rs 300 crore for a se...