Govt. urged to conduct probe into construction of check dams during BRS regime

Peddapalli Congress MLA Ch. Vijaya Ramana Rao urged the State authorities to behaviour a elaborate probe into the operation of cheque dams crossed respective streams and rivulets successful the State during the BRS government, to ascertain the prime and place discrepancies successful their design.

Expressing concerns implicit the alleged mediocre prime of cheque dams constructed crossed the Manair River and Hussainmia watercourse successful Peddapalli territory during the Zero Hour connected the 4th time of the Winter Session of the Assembly connected Monday, the MLA claimed that 11 retired of 13 cheque dams had either been washed distant oregon severely damaged owed to mediocre prime oregon plan flaws.

“The BRS authorities spent astir ₹1,000 crore to ₹1,200 crore connected the operation of these cheque dams to plunder sand. There is simply a request to behaviour a vigilance probe oregon an enquiry by a retired judge,” helium said, requesting Irrigation Minister N. Uttam Kumar Reddy to bid an investigation.

Responding to this, the Minister said that the authorities had already ordered a vigilance probe pursuing a practice by Manthani MLA and IT and Industries Minister D. Sridhar Babu. He added that the authorities would instrumentality steps to ascertain the prime of the cheque dams.

Earlier, Excise Minister Jupally Krishna Rao, connected behalf of Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy, introduced the Telangana Goods and Services Tax (Amendment) Bill, 2026. During the debate, helium stated that caller changes successful GST slabs had resulted successful ₹7,000 crore nonaccomplishment for Telangana. He argued that portion the Centre collected a larger stock of taxes, the State received little successful return, likening the Centre’s claims of slab simplification to an cognition being palmy portion the diligent dies.

AIMIM level person Akbaruddin Owaisi powerfully opposed the legislation, alleging that Telangana was being treated unfairly nether the GST framework. He staged a walkout successful protest, reiterating that Telangana was not receiving capable funds and accusing the Centre of neglecting the State’s interests.

When BJP MLAs, including BJPLP person Alleti Maheshwar Reddy stormed into the good of the House protesting Akbaruddin’s remarks connected the Telangana GST (Amendment) Bill, determination was an uproar for immoderate clip successful the Assembly. Later, the House passed the Telangana GST (Amendment) Bill earlier taking up the Zero Hour.