Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], July 21 (ANI): Former Minister and BRS leader Harish Rao has blamed “negligence and slow action” by the Telangana government for the recent breach of the Pedda Vagu project near Gummadivalli in the Aswaraopeta mandal, which washed away the embankment and caused alleged losses of Rs 100 crore. Rao emphasised that the disaster could have been prevented if the district collector and irrigation officials had acted on farmers’ warnings and opened the project gates in time. “Why were the gates not opened even as water overflowed for four to five hours? Why were only tw…
