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Former Minister T. Harish Rao has alleged that blasting is being carried out without permissions within 200 metres of the Mallannasagar reservoir bund in Siddipet district, violating irrigation guidelines that require a minimum distance of 400 metres for a 40-metre-high bund. He stated the blasting, conducted by the Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board for the Musi River Development Project, has caused cracks in houses in Thipparam village, located 750 to 1,000 metres away, and led to seepage in the bund.
T. Harish Rao, accompanied by BRS leaders and villagers, demanded an immediate halt to the work, compensation for affected residents, an FIR against the agency, and an inquiry by Irrigation Minister N. Uttam Kumar Reddy. The BRS alleges the government is conspiring to damage the Mallannasagar project, part of the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Scheme, which serves 16.23 lakh acres and supplies drinking water to 10 districts and Hyderabad.
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