Now Reading: Centre rules out national project status for Telangana lift scheme
-
01
Centre rules out national project status for Telangana lift scheme
The Union government has told Parliament that granting national project status to the Palamuru-Rangareddy Lift Irrigation Scheme is not under consideration. Minister of State for Jal Shakti Raj Bhushan Choudhary said the…
The Story in Brief
The Union government has told Parliament that granting national project status to the Palamuru-Rangareddy Lift Irrigation Scheme is not under consideration. Minister of State for Jal Shakti Raj Bhushan Choudhary said the detailed project report was returned to the Telangana government for holistic planning. The scheme involves Krishna river water sharing, which falls under the Krishna Water Disputes Tribunal-II, and technical appraisal cannot proceed at this stage.
The reply came in response to a question from Rajya Sabha member Renuka Chowdary. National project status under PMKSY-AIBP is reserved for projects of national importance involving inter-State or international water issues. The DPR had been submitted to the Central Water Commission but was sent back because the techno-economic appraisal could not be carried out pending resolution of inter-State aspects.
The Indian Opinion
The national project tag is being treated as a magic wand for stalled irrigation works, but the Centre's reply shows a clear process exists. Telangana's DPR was returned because it lacked holistic planning, not because of political bias. The real test is whether the state can now submit a revised plan that satisfies the CWC's technical and inter-State water-sharing concerns. Until then, blaming Delhi alone misses the point.
Source: thehindu.com
This story was synthesised by AI from the source linked above.
