Amaravati: The Centre has turned down the Detailed Project Report (DPR) for Palamuru-Rangareddy Lift Irrigation Scheme (PRLIS) proposed by the Telangana government.
Taking the objections raised by AP, the project appraisal directorate in Central Water Commission (CWC) made it clear that the DPR could not be taken up for examination until the KWDT-II gives its verdict on the issue. The project was proposed to take up with 45 tmc ft.
In a communication sent to the chief engineer of Telangana irrigation department, CWC project directorate senior official Nityananda Mukhejee said that Andhra Pradesh government had informed that the issue of Godavari water diversion to the Krishna is one of the issues before the ongoing proceedings of KWDT-II.
“The issue of reallocation of 45 tmc ft available from the Godavari water diversion is specified under clause-7 annexure-I-Godavari under annexure-C under GWDT decision. It is to mention that after the bifurcation of erstwhile AP into two states, both the states can claim share in 45 tmc ft. Therefore, agreement on sharing of the said quantity 45 tmc ft of water between Telangana and Andhra Pradesh either exclusively or partly in favour of Telangana or AP is required,” said Mukherjee.
He also referred to Jal Shakti ministry’s letter of 2006, in which it was mentioned that in the basins where the tribunal has been constituted for the first time for examination of issues relating to inter-state water allocations, CWC shall not consider the techno-economic clearance of a project except with the prior consent of the tribunal concerned.
He said that techno-economic and investment clearances can be considered for the projects which an agreement has been reached between the co-basin states under the intimation to the tribunal.
“Since the issues related to the project-wise allocation between Andhra Pradesh and Telangana have been taken up for the first-time by the tribunal, CWC consider that it’s not possible to stamp its nod for the Palamuru-Rangaredd Lift Irrigation Scheme (PRLIS),” said CWC official.
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