Ponnala says Tummidi Hatti-Sundilla project will waste money

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Former Minister and BRS person  Ponnala Lakshmaiah astatine  a property   league  astatine  Telangana Bhavan connected  Friday (November 28).

Former Minister and BRS person Ponnala Lakshmaiah astatine a property league astatine Telangana Bhavan connected Friday (November 28).

BRS person and Irrigation Minister successful the earlier Congress government, Ponnala Lakshmaiah, questioned the request for the government’s caller program to pump h2o from Tummidi Hatti to Sundilla and past to the Yellampally project, and to instrumentality up the Tummiddi Hatti project.

At a property league astatine Telangana Bhavan connected Friday, helium said the Tummidi Hatti-Sundilla assistance task was resulting successful a discarded of ₹9,000 crore to ₹12,000 crore, portion h2o continued to travel unused from Yellampalli into the sea.

Mr. Lakshmaiah besides questioned the request for caller powerfulness projects erstwhile NTPC is prepared to proviso 2,400 MW to Telangana arsenic mandated nether the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act. “People who don’t adjacent recognize basal concepts similar load origin are talking astir power. The highest load origin isn’t adjacent 5 to 9%. Why past bash we request caller plants?” helium asked.

He besides termed the recently announced HILT argumentation a ‘land-grabbing attempt’, calling it a ‘TILT policy’ designed to mislead the public. He said the Congress had failed to prioritise its ain manifesto promises, including the pledge to conception 24 lakh houses successful 4 years. “How galore houses person been built truthful far? How overmuch wealth has been released?” helium asked. He besides criticised the program to usage outer imagery for the Rythu Bandhu scheme, alleging the authorities was considering cuts to debar nonstop transfers.

“I americium acceptable to sermon each contented I person raised with anyone who disagrees,” helium said, throwing a situation to the Congress leaders for a debate. Former Corporation Chairman G. Deviprasad besides spoke.

Published - November 28, 2025 07:10 p.m. IST

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