KCR grilled by probe panel for 50 mins; former CM hands over book with details on planning and execution of Kaleshwaram project
The Hindu
BRKR Bhavan, KLIP row, KCR, inquiry
HYDERABAD
Former Chief Minister and BRS president K. Chandrasekhar Rao, on Wednesday, appeared before the Justice P.C. Ghose Commission probing the alleged irregularities in the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project (KLIP).
The inquiry, held at BRKR Bhavan in Hyderabad, lasted for around 50 minutes, during which KCR was questioned as a witness. The project was marred by allegations pertaining to flaws in design, cost escalations, and structural failures.
KCR reached BRKR Bhavan at 11.30 a.m. along with other BRS leaders and thousands of party cadre who expressed their solidarity. He was accompanied by his nephew and former Irrigation Minister T. Harish Rao, who was with him at his farmhouse since Tuesday.
Panel head Justice P.C. Ghose reportedly asked 18 questions to him, focussing primarily on the decision-making process behind the construction of barrages and dams, especially the controversial Medigadda barrage, which suffered structural damage.
To one of the questions posed before him, “Whose decision was it to construct the dams?”, the former Chief Minister is said to have clarified that the decision was taken by the Cabinet and implemented by the government with technical guidance from consultancy firm WAPCOS.
KCR is said to have explained that the necessary permissions were obtained before initiating the construction and re-designing of the project was necessitated taking into account advice from experts on the water availability and inter-State issues. The administrative protocols too were followed, he said.
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