Jupally was reported as saying that Srisailam project water could be used for liquor production, and that higher liquor prices could increase government revenue without necessarily reducing drinking. He later said he had been misquoted and meant drawing water from the Srisailam backwaters into the Dindi project.
Informal interaction with reporters in Hyderabad about liquor prices, excise revenue and water availability; the reported remark was later denied as a misquotation.
A water crisis, solved by distillation.