He lamented that Revanth Reddy has not raised the Almatti Dam concern even though both Telangana and Karnataka are Congress-ruled states. Highlighting a Supreme Court stay on any construction or height increase work at Almatti Dam, the BJP chief alleged Karnataka was proceeding with land acquisition to expand the dam’s storage capacity. He warned that if the dam’s height was increased, it would turn large parts of southern Telangana—including Mahbubnagar, Nalgonda and Rangareddy districts—into a desert. He urged the Telangana government to immediately engage Karnataka in negotiations to protect farmers and prevent further water crises. Rao vowed that the BJP would strongly oppose any attempt to raise Almatti Dam’s height.