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KTR Warns Revanth Reddy Govt: Padayatra Over Nagarjuna Sagar Water Crisis by Sept 14
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News18•05-09-2026, 01:44
KTR Warns Revanth Reddy Govt: Padayatra Over Nagarjuna Sagar Water Crisis by Sept 14
- •BRS Working President KTR announced a padayatra from Kodad to Haliya with farmers if the Telangana government fails to release a clear water schedule for Nagarjuna Sagar Left Canal by September 14.
- •KTR highlighted that despite 180 TMCft of water in Nagarjuna Sagar, the government has withheld releases, endangering standing crops in Nalgonda, Suryapet, and Khammam districts.
- •He demanded an immediate, detailed timetable for water release and irrigation turns, drawing parallels to KCR's 2003 padayatra for farmers' livelihoods.
- •KTR criticized the Congress government for unfulfilled election guarantees, including the Rs 2 lakh farm loan waiver and Rythu Bharosa assistance.
- •The BRS plans to raise the irrigation crisis in the upcoming Telangana Legislative Assembly session and intensify protests until demands are met.
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KTR is threatening a padayatra because the Congress-led Telangana government has not announced a clear water-release schedule for the Nagarjuna Sagar Left Canal by September 14, risking standing crops in Nalgonda, Suryapet, and Khammam districts.
KTR has set a deadline of September 14 for the Telangana government to announce a clear water-release schedule for the Nagarjuna Sagar Left Canal.
The districts affected by the lack of water release into the Nagarjuna Sagar Left Canal are Nalgonda, Suryapet, and Khammam, where standing crops are at risk.
