Uttam alleges poor irrigation work in TS, seeks probe into canal breach
Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee president N. Uttam Kumar Reddy demanded a highlevel probe into the breach in Jagadevpur canal of Kondapochamma Sagar, which caused devastation in Shivar Venkatapur and other villages of Markook mandal in Siddipet district.
He sought appropriate compensation for those who suffered damage to their houses and crops because of flooding after the breach.
The TPCC chief, along with MLC T. Jeevan Reddy, working president Ponnam Prabhakar and other leaders, visited the affected villages and interacted with farmers and villagers.
The villagers protested that no official has yet visited their areas to enumerate the damage caused. They also complained that they are facing a lot of difficulties due to proximity of their village to Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao’s farm house in Erravelli. Security personnel do not allow them even to step on the road that leads to the CM's farm house.
Speaking to media persons, Uttam Kumar Reddy demanded that the Engineer-in-Chief and other officials concerned must be immediately suspended for the breach and stern action taken against them after an enquiry. He said the entire loss should be recovered from the contractor who executed substandard works.
The TPCC president said Tuesday's breach clearly exposed the inferior quality of irrigation projects constructed by the TRS government, thereby mortgaging the interest of the Telangana people. He said the government has wasted thousands of crores in the name of irrigation projects.
He expressed anger after local villagers complained about the behaviour of Siddipet district collector Venkatram Reddy. Villagers alleged that the collector was not acting like an IAS officer, but behaving as though he was a TRS activist.