Din over supply of water to Gali-backed steel unit

The Telugu Desam Party (Tdp) members disrupted the proceedings in the House during question hour demanding scrapping of government order allocating two TMC of water to Brahmani Steels promoted by Karnataka Minister Gali Janardhana Reddy.

Telugu Desam leader N Chandrababu Naidu on Wednesday demanded cancellation of a GO allocating two TMC of water to Brahmani Steels after rejecting a proposal of Rayalaseema Thermal Power Station (RTPS) for allocating additional water from Mylavaram reservoir.

He also urged the Speaker to reconsider the GOs issued by the Telugu Desam during its tenure. Finding it difficult to continue the House business, speaker Kiran Kumar Reddy adjourned the House for 15 minutes and directed the government to reconsider the issue.  

After the House reassembled, Major Irrigation Minister Ponnala Lakshmaiah assured the House that the Government would consider the proposal of RTPS afresh.

The Minister said surplus water of Gandikota was supplied to Brahmani Steels. There was no inconvenience to RTPS due tu the supply of water to Brahmani Steels, he pointed out.

Not satisfied with the Minister’s reply, the Opposition stuck to its demand and wanted that the government withdraw the orders immediately.

As the repeated appeals to members fell on deaf ears, the Speaker adjourned the house for another 15 minutes.