Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Tuesday urged Union Jal Shakti Minister C.R. Patil to expedite approvals for the Tummidihatti barrage, seeking a dialogue with the Maharashtra government to resolve the pending inter-state issues. The proposal has been submitted to Maharashtra, and Revanth Reddy requested the Centre’s intervention to facilitate the required approvals.
Updating the Union Minister about the submission of the proposal to construct the Tummidihatti barrage to the Maharashtra government, the Chief Minister requested Patil to facilitate the required approvals for the barrage.
Tummidihatti barrage approval sought at 152-metre FRL
CM Revanth Reddy, accompanied by State Irrigation Minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy, met CR Patil in Delhi on Tuesday evening.
According to the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO), he apprised the Union Minister of the important pending issues pertaining to Telangana’s projects in the Krishna and Godavari basins.
The Chief Minister requested the Jal Shakti Minister to expedite the process for an agreement between Telangana and Maharashtra to construct the Tummidihatti barrage at a Full Reservoir Level (FRL) of +152 meters.
The CM briefed Patil that constructing the barrage at the level of 152 meters would enable the supply of water to the Yellampalli project through gravity, which also helps to reduce both the electricity consumption and the associated costs for water supply.
Revanth Reddy seeks environmental clearances for four projects
Pending environmental clearances for the Telangana projects were reviewed in the meeting. CM Revanth Reddy appealed to the Union Minister to grant environmental clearances for the Palamuru-Rangareddy Lift Irrigation Scheme (PRLIS), Dindi Lift Irrigation Scheme (DLIS), Sitarama Sagar Multipurpose Project (SSMP) and Gauravelli reservoirs.
The Chief Minister brought to the attention of Patil the recent announcement of the new guidelines for environmental clearances in the light of the recent Supreme Court verdict and urged the centre to accord approvals to these projects immediately.
The Chief Minister briefed the minister that the delay in granting clearances was escalating the construction costs.
Sammakka Sagar project and CWC approvals discussed
Jal Shakti Minister was also requested to expedite approval of clearances pending with the Central Water Commission (CWC) for the Sammakka Sagar project. The project’s Detailed Project Report (DPR) had already been submitted to the CWC and sought approvals regarding the irrigation plan and inter-state aspects, the Chief Minister said, informing the Union Minister that discussions were underway with the Chhattisgarh government to obtain a No Objection Certificate (NOC) for the project.
Telangana seeks faster telemetry system installation
The CM and the Union Minister discussed the pending installation of the telemetry system, which is being undertaken by the Krishna River Management Board (KRMB), and requested that the works be expedited.
Revanth Reddy informed that the state government had already deposited the required Rs 4.15 crore for the first phase of the installation and urged the swift completion of the installation of systems in the first, second and third phases.
State Minister G. Vivek Venkatswamy, MP Gaddam Vamsi Krishna, MLA Gaddam Vinod, State Government Advisor (Irrigation) Adityanath Das, and CM’s Secretary Manikraj were also present.
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