Responding to the call given by TRS, entire Mahabubnagar district is observing the bandh since morning. All education institutions have been closed. As the bandh is called by ruling party, life is expected to come to a standstill. As per the information available at 8.30 in morning RTC employees of all unions have participated in the bandh. Buses are off the road. All 9 depot with a fleet of 975 buses have suspended their operation. Shops have been closed. TRS is organizing an all party meeting this evening to discuss a strategy to counter the moves AP CM Chandrababu Naidu to stall the Palamuru Lift Irrigation project.
Mahabubnagar Bandh Today
Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) has given a call for bandh in Mahabubnagar district on Friday protesting Andhra Pradesh chief minister Chandrababu Naidu’s attempts to scuttle the Palamuru Lift Irrigation project.
Stating that the project has no water allocation, Chandrababu Naidu has written a letter to Central Water Commission urging to stop the project.
It is said in Andhra Pradesh that the project, for which T-chief minister Chandrasekhar Rao laid foundation stone on 11 June,2015, if constructed would affect the diversion of Krishna water to Rayalaseema districts. Even YSR Congress, a friendly party of TRS, has also expressed displeasure over the construction of Lift on River Krishna.
The TRS district president shiva Kumar appealed to people, educational institutions, trade bodies, government and private offices to partake in the bandh and make it a success as it was meant to preserve the water rights of the district.
Telangana Irrigation Minister T Harish Rao took strong objection to Naidu’s anti-project stance.
“At a time when the Telangana government is struggling to give water to backward district through this project, AP CM Naidu is writing letter to exert pressure on the centre to stall the project, “Harish said.
He reminded Naidu that he had adopted the district for nine year. “You adopted the district for nine years but did nothing. We have not objected to Pattiseem even though it was not permitted. We both should follow the policy of “live and let live” Harish told media in Hyderabad.
Industries minister Jupally Krishna Rao, MLAs Karne Prabhakar, A Jeevan Reddy, TRS district President Shiva Kumar accused Naidu of trying to stall the project.
They warned Naidu of dire consequences if the project was stalled. Jupally said the project would be completed come what may.
The Industries minister said the project had already been cleared in the united-state itself and as such no fresh permission was necessary. He argued that many of the projects taken up AP in Rayalaseema, and mega project Polavarm were illegal.
Many organization of government employees such as TNGO, TGO, RTC have extended support to the bandh.
Meanwhile, on Thursday, TRS organized protest rallies in the district and effigies of Chandrababu Naidu had also been burnt.
