Both Babu, KCR responsible for Srisailam mess: YS Jagan

Explaining YSRCP's stand on Srisailam water issue, YSRCP chief YS Jagan Mohan Reddy said his party's stand has been very clear and ardently favours of maintaining the 854 feet level at the reservoir which ensures water to Pothireddypadu project and water to Rayalaseema.

"Chief Ministers of both the states have exploited the waters and have no concern for the arid Rayalaseema region. When the water level was 887 feet Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao from the left and Chandrababu Naidu from the right went on a spree of hydel power generation. Once the level fell to 858 in 15 days, TDP Government started making noise and became party to the controversy. TDP government has mismanaged the irrigation issue which is evident from allowing Nagarjuna sagar water to flow into the sea," he said.

On the Party affairs in Telangana, he said, “we have a working president for Telangana state and he has been doing his job by taking up public issues at various forums.”

There is a power deficit in Telangana and the Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao has purchased 1,000 MW of power from Chhattisgarh but it yields no immediate relief as there is no way of transmission. It may take a couple of years for developing the infrastructure. Instead, if the power purchased from the Chhattisgarh is swapped with NTPC the same quantum of power can be drawn from Ramagundam in lieu of the deal. The same is the case with the second phase of Simhadri Thermal power plant, he said.