Don’t refer project proposals to AP: GRMB urged

Hyderabad: Telangana has requested the Godavari River Management Board (GRMB) to examine irrigation projects proposals at the board level and not to refer them to Andhra Pradesh in a routine manner. “This would save us much time in the process of clearances of DPRs,” said Dr Rajat Kumar, Special Chief Secretary to Government, in a […]

Hyderabad: Telangana has requested the Godavari River Management Board (GRMB) to examine irrigation projects proposals at the board level and not to refer them to Andhra Pradesh in a routine manner. “This would save us much time in the process of clearances of DPRs,” said Dr Rajat Kumar, Special Chief Secretary to Government, in a letter to GRMB Chairman J Chandrashekhar Iyer.

Rajat Kumar said Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao was keen on getting expeditious solutions for the Detail Project Reports (DPRs) already submitted to GRMB. In this context, the Chief Minister had also personally met the Union Minister of Jal Shakthi, who assured that the GRMB will take all necessary steps in this regard.

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“Now, I have been informed that the DPRs of projects like Chowtpally Hanumantha Reddy (CHR) Lift Irrigation Scheme and Chanaka-Korata barrage have been referred to AP government for its observations and comments,” he said.

“I would like to inform you that these projects are envisaged well within the water allocated to Telangana and no inter-State issues are involved. The CHR lift scheme was commissioned in united AP and has been in operation for the last six years,” he explained.

He said the Chanaka-Korata Barrage was an approved project as per GRMB Gazette notification dated July 15, 2021, and was taken up as per agreement between united AP and Maharashtra and subsequently between Telangana and Maharashtra.

It is, therefore, not clear what comments the GRMB was expecting from the AP government when there are no inter-State issues involved between the two States with regard to the two projects.

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