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The Telangana Government has erstwhile again requested the Ministry of Jal Shakti to halt the Andhra Pradesh Government from going up with the projected Polavaram-Banakacherla Link Project (PBLP), present changed arsenic Polavaram-Nallamallasagar Link Project (PNLP), springiness clearance to Palamuru-Rangareddy Lift Irrigation Scheme (PRLIS) and resoluteness different outstanding issues of Telangana.
In a missive addressed to the Secretary of MoJS V.L. Kantha Rao connected Saturday, Minister for Irrigation N. Uttam Kumar Reddy brought to the announcement of the erstwhile that the State had submitted a elaborate task study of the PRLIS to the Central Water Commission for clearance based connected the re-allocation of 90.81 tmc ft, including 45 tmc ft stock from non-utilisation successful the insignificant irrigation sources and different 45 tmc ft successful lieu of AP’s diversion of implicit 80 tmc ft Godavari h2o to the Krishna Basin.
He asked the MoJS Secretary to expedite clearances from assorted Directorates of the CWC connected a fast-track to alleviate the hardships of farmers successful the parched regions and to forestall further escalation successful the task outgo and clip over-runs successful extending the desired benefits by giving clearance to astatine slightest archetypal signifier of the task to utilise 45 tmc ft h2o for which the DPR was submitted connected November 18 (recently).
On PNLP, which is being taken up successful spot of PBLP by AP, Mr. Uttam Kumar Reddy said, but for the terminal constituent thing had changed and it remains an amerciable connection since it is projected based connected the flood waters. He pointed retired that some Maharashtra and Karnataka person already expressed their reservations against PBLP and its pre-feasibility report. Karnataka went a measurement up and wrote to MoJS that it would utilise 112 tmc ft much Krishna h2o successful lieu of the diversion of Godavari water.
Further, Mr. Uttam Kumar Reddy urged the MoJS Secretary to instruct the CWC to springiness clearance of the Irrigation Planning Directorate for Sammakka Sagar Project and besides counsel the Krishna Water Disputes Tribunal-II to implicit its proceeding connected the apportionment of Krishna h2o betwixt Telangana and AP from retired of the combined share.
On the Karnataka Government's plans to get onshore with ₹70,000 crore to summation the tallness of Almatti Dam by 5 meters, helium requested the MoJS to forestall Karnataka from proceeding with the onshore acquisition itself.
He sought support nether PMKSY-AIBP for Pranahita-Chevella Sujala Sravanthi, Narayanpet-Kodangal Lift Irrigation, Sita Rama LI and Sitmma Sagar Multi-purpose, PRLI, Mukteshwaram (Chinna Kaleshwaram) LI, Modikuntavagu, Chankha-Korata distributary strategy projects for 2026-31 period. Principal Secretary (Irrigation) Rahul Bojja connected Saturday met Mr. Kantha Rao and CWC Chairman Anupam Prasad to handover the minister’s letter.
