Hyderabad, July 8 -- Siddipet MLA T Harish Rao questioned how Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy could claim that Sundilla barrage is defunct, even as the state government is planning to lift Godavari waters from Tummidihatti to Sundilla barrage.

"If Sundilla is fine, then Annaram barrage is also fine. With repairs to two piers, even Medigadda barrage will also work just fine," Harish Rao said, giving a presentation on Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Scheme (KLIS) in Hyderabad on Wednesday, July 8.

Rao's presentation was in response to the chief minister's allegations against the previous Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) government on the construction of KLIS.

Harish Rao said that by 1 pm on Wednesday, 89,230 cusecs, approximately 7.5 Thousand Mil...