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HYDERABAD
Minister for Irrigation N. Uttam Kumar Reddy called connected Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh Vishnu Deo Sai, who was connected a sojourn to Hyderabad, present connected Thursday nighttime and requested him to assistance Telangana get the nary objection certificate (NOC) from the Chhattisgarh authorities for Sammakka-Sarakka Project taken up crossed the stream Godavari.
In a important improvement that could beryllium decisive successful getting the NOC from Chhattisgarh, the Telangana authorities is of the anticipation that it could besides pave the mode for the last appraisal of the project’s Detailed Project Report (DPR) by the Central Water Commission (CWC).
Explaining Telangana’s sustained efforts to fast-track respective long-pending irrigation projects aimed astatine harnessing the Godavari waters for irrigation, drinking h2o proviso and determination improvement to the Chhattisgarh Chief Minister, Mr. Uttam Kumar Reddy requested the Chhattisgarh authorities to widen its practice by issuing the pending NOC for the Sammakka Sagar Project, formerly known arsenic the Tupakulagudem Barrage.
According to Mr. Uttam Kumar Reddy, the Chhattisgarh Chief Minister responded positively and assured that the substance would beryllium examined sympathetically. The Minister besides submitted a ceremonial connection seeking contiguous issuance of the NOC by Chhattisgarh, required for appraisal of the DPR by the Inter-State Directorate of the CWC.
In the letter, Mr. Uttam Kumar Reddy recalled his earlier petition made astatine Raipur connected September 22 past twelvemonth and highlighted the value of the task for Telangana’s irrigation sector. He informed the Chhattisgarh authorities that each directorates of the CWC but the Inter-State Directorate had already accorded clearances to the task and that the lack of NOC unsocial was preventing further appraisal of the DPR.
On the concerns of Chhattisgarh implicit the project, the Minister noted that engineers from some States had earlier conducted a associated survey of the submergence country and subsequently the Chhattisgarh authorities had sought a much elaborate survey involving demarcation of Full Reservoir Level (FRL) and backwater levels to accurately measure the grade of onshore and villages apt to beryllium affected.
Mr. Uttam Kumar Reddy said Telangana is committed to resoluteness each outstanding issues and had agreed to carnivore the full outgo of the survey and released ₹9.88 crore to the Chhattisgarh Water Resources Department successful April (this year). The survey is presently nether mode successful Bijapur territory of Chhattisgarh.
Telangana has besides assured the neighbouring State that compensation for immoderate lands identified arsenic affected owed to submergence oregon backwater interaction would beryllium paid successful accordance with applicable laws and procedures. The State authorities has besides conveyed its willingness to deposit compensation amounts successful advance, if required for issuance of the NOC.
