Harish Rao sounds alarm over AP bid to revoke Telangana project clearances, questions Congress govt’s silence
BRS legislature party deputy leader T Harish Rao on Wednesday accused the Congress government of allowing Andhra Pradesh to reopen a battle over Telangana’s water rights. He warned that the agenda for the Godavari River Management Board (GRMB) meeting on August 18, could threaten clearances secured for several key projects.Geographic Reference
Speaking at Telangana Bhavan here, Harish Rao questioned the State government’s silence over Andhra Pradesh’s demand for a review of Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) clearances for seven Telangana projects and its opposition to the Sammakka Barrage. “The Telangana government has failed to prevent it or at least raise an objection,” he said, questioning whether the GRMB meeting was being used to advance Andhra Pradesh’s interests.
Andhra Pradesh had sought a review or stoppage of clearances granted to sevenTelangana political news
Telangana projects including Kaleshwaram, Choutapalli Hanmanth Rao, Chinna Kaleshwaram,
Chanaka-Korata, Modikunta Vagu, Kadem-Gudem and Sitarama Lift Irrigation Schemes, besides
opposing clearances for the Sammakka Barrage.
Harish Rao said these were projects for which the previous BRS government had secured approvals to utilise 383 TMCft of Godavari water. “While Chandrababu Naidu is trying to loot Telangana of its water share, Revanth Reddy mortgaged Telangana’s interest to benefit his mentor,” he said, demanding that Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy immediately oppose the proposals.
The former Irrigation Minister said the Congress government did not secured approval for a new project in nearly three years, while DPRs of Sammakka, Palamuru-Rangareddy and Wardha projects had been returned on technical grounds. “Now, it is not even able to safeguard existing approvals,” he said.
He pointed out that the BRS government had secured approval for Sammakka Barrage on August 25, 2022, for 47 TMCft. The project was designed to irrigate four lakh acres through SRSP Stage-II and another 40,000 acres through Ramappa and Pakhal, besides supplying drinking water to Mulugu and Warangal. He asked whether the Chief Minister was prepared to give up Telangana’s 47 TMCft allocation.
Speaking at Telangana Bhavan here, Harish Rao questioned the State government’s silence over Andhra Pradesh’s demand for a review of Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) clearances for seven Telangana projects and its opposition to the Sammakka Barrage. “The Telangana government has failed to prevent it or at least raise an objection,” he said, questioning whether the GRMB meeting was being used to advance Andhra Pradesh’s interests.
Andhra Pradesh had sought a review or stoppage of clearances granted to sevenTelangana political news
Telangana projects including Kaleshwaram, Choutapalli Hanmanth Rao, Chinna Kaleshwaram,
Chanaka-Korata, Modikunta Vagu, Kadem-Gudem and Sitarama Lift Irrigation Schemes, besides
opposing clearances for the Sammakka Barrage.
Harish Rao said these were projects for which the previous BRS government had secured approvals to utilise 383 TMCft of Godavari water. “While Chandrababu Naidu is trying to loot Telangana of its water share, Revanth Reddy mortgaged Telangana’s interest to benefit his mentor,” he said, demanding that Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy immediately oppose the proposals.
The former Irrigation Minister said the Congress government did not secured approval for a new project in nearly three years, while DPRs of Sammakka, Palamuru-Rangareddy and Wardha projects had been returned on technical grounds. “Now, it is not even able to safeguard existing approvals,” he said.
He pointed out that the BRS government had secured approval for Sammakka Barrage on August 25, 2022, for 47 TMCft. The project was designed to irrigate four lakh acres through SRSP Stage-II and another 40,000 acres through Ramappa and Pakhal, besides supplying drinking water to Mulugu and Warangal. He asked whether the Chief Minister was prepared to give up Telangana’s 47 TMCft allocation.