Hyderabad: Former Irrigation Minister T Harish Rao criticized the Chief Minister Revanth Reddy On his remarks on Krishna water usage, he alleged that the Chief Minister lacked even basic awareness about his government’s performance in security. TelanganaWater rights.Harish Rao said it was unfortunate not only for Palamuru but for the entire state that the CM was unaware of the actual utilization of Krishna water during his tenure.“A chief minister who lacks such basic understanding is a serious threat to the water rights of Telangana,” he said.Harish Rao, who wrote a letter to CM Revanth Reddy on Krishna water, questioned the Irrigation Minister. Uttam Kumar Reddy Also, were both the leaders unaware of the contents of the official communication issued by their respective governments?Harish Rao informed that on May 2, 2026, Telangana Engineer-in-Chief (General) had officially written to the Krishna River Management Board. According to the letter, Andhra Pradesh 74.23 per cent of the available Krishna water was utilized, while Telangana utilized only 25.77 per cent.He alleged that despite portraying himself as the son of Palamuru, Revanth Reddy has done virtually nothing for the undivided Mahabubnagar district during the last two and a half years.“The CM is only spreading lies and half-truths to divert attention from the failures of his government,” the former irrigation minister said.He accused the Congress government of betraying Palamuru by failing to complete the Palamuru-Rangareddy Lift Irrigation Scheme, which is designed to irrigate 12.30 lakh acres and provide drinking water to 1,226 villages.Harish Rao reminded that Revanth Reddy and the Congress party had opposed the project from the beginning and had filed cases which had delayed its progress.Despite these obstacles, he said, the BRS government successfully defended the project and expedited its execution. He said despite repeated attempts to create hurdles and instigate farmers against the project, the BRS government had acquired 27,191 acres of land for the Palamuru-Rangareddy project.He challenged the Congress government to tell how much land it had acquired for the project in the last two and a half years.“Wasting 30 months and then waking up after the government is halfway through its tenure to talk about land acquisition proposals is nothing short of shameful,” he said.End/