KTR alleges Kodangal-Narayanpet-Makthal lift irrigation project cost rose from ₹1,450 crore to ₹6,825 crore, citing tender favouritism and lack of transparency. BRS working president KT Rama Rao has accused the Congress government of manipulating tenders for the Kodangal–Narayanpet–Makthal Lift Irrigation Scheme to favour a company owned by Minister. The Kodangal-Narayanpet-Makthal project cost rose to ₹6,825 crore, KTR alleged, while questioning tender transparency and water delivery.