JC Brothers Exploit Water Resources in Anantapur

05 Dec 2017 10:33 PM

Anantapur: YSR Congress party senior leader and former MP Ananta Venkatarami Reddy lambasted the TDP leaders JC Diwakar Reddy and his brother JC Prabhakar Reddy for utilising the available water resources for their own needs in Anantapur district.

Participating at a public meeting organsied as part of Praja Sankalpa Yatra of YS Jagan mohan Reddy at Vaduguru in Tadiparti in the district, he said JC brothers obstructed the completion of Pendekal and Chagallu reserviors and also delayed in the completion of pending works at Yadiki canal.

The TDP leaders diverted water to their farm lands and deprived people of drinking and irrigation water in the drought hit district. If any leader raised the issue, the JC brothers threatened them and also foisted cases. He also pointed out that ground water levels in the dry lands will be increased if water is supplied to Chagallu reservoir from Penakacharla dam.