Naidu flooded with complaints about lack of water in RDS canals

Telugu Desam Party (TDP) president N. Chandrababu Naidu’s padayatra on the second day in Mahabubnagar district on Tuesday went off smoothly with no protests from Telangana activists and people all along his way raising the issue of lack of water to their fields under the Rajolibanda Diversion Scheme (RDS) canal system.

People at Julakal, ‘26{+t}{+h}Canal’, Venkatapuram, Pardipuram and Uppal cross in Alampur constituency complained about not getting water from RDS. Farmers and women who got an opportunity to express their views told Mr. Naidu that they would not require anything but water in RDS canals. It would resolve all their problems.

A farmer at Julakal told Mr. Naidu that canal restoration works under packages IV and V were taken up while ignoring those of packages I and II and questioned Mr. Naidu on how he, as Leader of the Opposition, would solve their problem.

Mr. Naidu assured him that he would take up the issue with the Chief Minister by writing to him so that works were taken up under packages useful to them.

The TDP, if voted to power in the next elections, would lay special emphasis on giving water to every inch of land under the RDS canal system in Mahabubnagar district, the TDP chief promised.

Telangana issue

On the issue of Telangana, he reiterated that TDP was not against statehood to the region but the issue was in the hands of the Congress.

Alleging that the Congress government had been allowing belt (liquor) shops indiscriminately to fill its coffers, Mr. Naidu said it was not only ruining the lives of the poor but was also bothering him in his padayatra as some people were coming to his programme in an inebriated condition.

Party leaders Nama Nageswara Rao, Motkupalli Narasimhulu, Errabelli Dayakar Rao, Kothakota Dayakar Reddy, Ravula Chandrasekhar Reddy, A. Revanth Reddy and others participated in the padayatra.