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By Our Special Correspondent
HYDERABAD, APRIL 9. The first of the public debates promised by the Government on irrigation projects following Opposition demand in the Assembly will be held on Thotapalli Barrage at Jubilee Hall here tomorrow. A new chapter will be scripted in the State's irrigation history as the officials who actually prepared estimates for the project, will come face to face with their critics to reply to their charges on different aspects of Thotapalli, especially the process of finalisation of tenders. This exercise, which will cover 31 irrigation projects, will be taken up from 3 p.m. to 5.30 p.m. every Sunday for the next two months.
Left, TDP unhappy
Political parties, however, are not happy because only one qualified technical expert from each party will be allowed to take part in the debate and not "any representative.'' The CPI and the CPI(M) have decided to abstain on this ground while the Telugu Desam is insisting upon allowing five representatives from each party.
Focus on tenders
Regarding Thotapalli, the focus is expected to be mainly on the tenders rather than technical issues of the project which is aimed at utilising the State's share of 16 tmcft from the Nagavali to irrigate 1.20 lakh acres and provide drinking water to 150 villages, in Vizianagaram district. The officials warmed up themselves for the crucial exercise by holding a detailed discussion on Saturday with the Chief Minister, Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy, and the Major Irrigation Minister, P. Lakshmaiah. They were briefed on the official line to be taken. The Telugu Desam and the BJP, on the other hand, are flexing their muscles to expose the alleged irregularities in the tenders. They contend that the officials had inflated the project's estimated cost to Rs. 454.44 crores to give an extra benefit of Rs. 69 crores to contractors. Critics say that this figure may go up further since it was based on the 2004-05 rates.
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