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Supreme Court hears allegations of irregularities in PRLI scheme

A petition filed by former minister Nagam Janardhan Reddy.

Hyderabad: The fate of the ambitious Palamuru-Rangareddy lift irrigation scheme has landed in the Supreme Court, where allegations of significant irregularities are now being weighed. On Friday, the nation's highest court heard a petition filed by former minister Nagam Janardhan Reddy, who is demanding an independent investigation into the project.

The Palamuru-Rangareddy lift irrigation scheme, a project of immense scale, has been a subject of intense debate in Telangana. Reddy's petition alleges that the project, designed to bring much-needed water to the parched lands of the region, has been marred by financial and procedural misconduct.


( Source : Deccan Chronicle )
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