Government bodies gave clearances and praised the project, while government-run financial institutions extended hefty loans to the very expensive effort. To claim that the Telangana government is singularly responsible for it is wrong.

The expensive project is still incomplete. The state government must conduct an independent review, and take appropriate course-correcting measures, if it really means it to be beneficial.

Water management is essentially a state subject. However, citing differences between Telugu states, the Union government took over the water management of both states.