Congress’ Kaleshwaram turnaround: Revanth’s most criticised project now powers Hyderabad’s water futureThe Telangana government has turned to the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project, once criticised by Chief Minister Revanth Reddy, to supply drinking water to Hyderabad. Ramky Infrastructure, through its subsidiary Mallannasagar Water Supply Limited, will execute the project under the Hybrid Annuity Model (2-year construction and 10-year operation and maintenance). Revanth’s talks with Maharashtra to tweak the Thummidihatti barrage show a strategy to fix and utilise KLIP while probing past issues. The project ensures water security and Musi River revival. Despite issues, KLIP supports groundwater and irrigation in 13 districts.