Hyderabad: The Telangana government on Monday slammed the opposition BRS, accusing the previous BRS government of “permanently damaging” Telangana’s prospects on claims to Krishna River water by repeatedly agreeing to not only hand over projects to KRMB, but also by letting Andhra Pradesh drain the river and watch silently, in 10 years of its rule. Irrigation minister N. Uttam Kumar …
Hyderabad: Telangana has urged the Krishna River Management Board to immediately stop Andhra Pradesh from going ahead with the Rayalaseema lift irrigation scheme contending that its plans for increasing drawal of water from the river were in contravention of how the water is to be shared between the two states. Hours after the Centre on Wednesday announced that it was …
Kurnool: The Andhra Pradesh government has started the process for obtaining environmental clearance for the ₹3,829 crore Rayalaseema Lift Irrigation Scheme, which will be constructed on backwaters of Krishna River. Jagan Mohan Reddy government in August 2020, the RLIS is designed to provide assured water to approximately 19 lakh acres of land in four districts of Rayalaseema – Kadapa, Kurnool, …
The Krishna River Management Board has instructed the Andhra Pradesh government not to proceed with the tender process for the Rayalaseema Lift Irrigation Scheme till it was appraised by the Board and the Central Water Commission and also sanctioned by the Apex Council. The project report of RLIS has not been submitted to the KRMB and CWC for appraisal, therefore, …
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