When dignitaries left the venue of the grand opening of Telangana's multi-crore Kaleshwaram lift-irrigation project on the Godavari a few months ago, it was with a first-hand look into how a river can be effectively harnessed to provide water to millions across a state. But there was something else that the guests, including Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Jaganmohan Reddy, took away from the event hosted by the K Chandrasekhar Rao-led Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) government too. To be specific, silver gift items crafted in Karimnagar that has cost the state exchequer as much as Rs. 1.66 crore.