Judicial inquiry by a sitting High Court judge into Kaleshwaram project irregularities
“కాళేశ్వరం లిఫ్ట్ ఇరిగేషన్ ప్రాజెక్టు నిర్మాణంలో జరిగిన అవినీతి మరియు అవకతవకలపై సిట్టింగ్ హైకోర్టు జడ్జితో న్యాయ విచారణ జరిపిస్తాం.”English: “We will hold a judicial inquiry by a sitting High Court judge into the corruption and irregularities in the construction of the Kaleshwaram lift irrigation project.”
The verdict
A commission under retired Supreme Court judge Justice P C Ghose (not a sitting HC judge) examined the Medigadda, Annaram and Sundilla barrages; its 665-page report was tabled in the Assembly on 31 August 2025.
Rule applied: Kept with a small dilution → 9
Evidence timeline
- News10 Feb 2024· The South FirstcontextIn 'reluctant' interim budget, Telangana Congress government defers 2 out of 6 guarantees ↗
“The minister promised a thorough inquiry into the quality of construction, ill-conceived designs, and corruption involved in the projects of Annaram, Medigadda, and Sundilla Barrages.”
- News31 Aug 2025· The South FirstsupportsKaleshwaram row erupts in Telangana Assembly over PC Ghose Commission report ↗
“The 665-page report examined alleged irregularities in the construction of the Medigadda, Annaram and Sundilla barrages.”
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