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He asserted that he approached the NGT in an individual capacity as a farmer from the Palamuru region to safeguard the interests of farmers.

It has also said that there was no need to take action against the AP Chief Secretary on charges pertaining to contempt of court in connection with the RLIS case.

Hyderabad: The National Green Tribunal (NGT), at its hearing on Thursday, grilled Andhra Pradesh over the works undertaken at RLIS. Hearing the petition filed by Gavinolla Srinivas against the RLIS, the NGT questioned AP whether foundation, which was dug up, was necessary for preparing a Detailed Project Report (DPR). “Should we see haplessly if our […]

Hyderabad: The photographs in the inspection reports submitted by the Krishna River Management Board and Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) clearly indicate that Andhra Pradesh was committing violations with respect to the Rayalaseema Lift Irrigation Scheme (RLIS). This was brought to the notice of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) by the advocate […]

It has also directed the Registry to communicate this order to the Union Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEF&CC), AP and Krishna River Management Board by e-mail

Three-member team of the Krishna River Management Board opined that works taken up by Andhra Pradesh at the RLIS site were in excess than needed

Presence of AP WRD Engineer-in-Chief C Narayan Reddy and others during inspection by KRMB team leaves Telangana officials surprised

The team is likely to continue with its inspection for a couple of days more before wrapping it up to submit a DPR to the National Green Tribunal

Tribunal asks board to go ahead without any assistance from AP

Hyderabad: The Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) for river valley and hydroelectric projects on Monday deferred the proposals submitted by the Andhra Pradesh government seeking amendments to the existing Environmental Clearances granted by Union Ministry of Environment and Forests to Srisailam Right Branch Canal and Telugu Ganga Project in order to include the proposed Rayalaseema Lift […]

Files contempt petition against the neighbouring State for going ahead with Rayalseema Lift Irrigation Scheme

In a letter to Jal Shakti Minister, AP CM claimed that RLIS and Pothireddypadu had all aprovals, on the contrary, he also wrote to the Union Environment Minister seeking expeditious green nods for the RLIS

Hyderabad: A fact-finding team of the Krishna River Board Management (KRMB) inspection visit to Rayalaseema Lift Irrigation Scheme (RLIS) on Wednesday was postponed since the Andhra Pradesh (AP) government failed to appoint a nodal officer to facilitate their visit to the project site. The board, which scheduled the visit to the site following directions from […]

Says KRMB's directions to AP to stop RLIS works clears the air surrounding project's legality

Srinivas Goud says the illegal construction will deny TS its rightful share of Krishna River water and turn the Palamuru region into a dessert

Chennai bench of NGT was hearing a petition filed by Gavinolla Srinivas who said construction works on the project were continuing in violation of the NGT judgment

The KRMB member Harikesh Meena wrote a letter to the Andhra Pradesh government on Monday following a complaint lodged by the Telangana Irrigation department Engineer-in-Chief C Muralidhar in this regard.

The order comes as a shot in the arm for the Telangana State government which has been arguing that AP has not taken any prior approvals for expansion of Pothireddypadu head regulator and RLIS