Telangana urges Krishna River Board again to stop ‘brisk work’ on RLIP

It also faults KRMB for not sending a fact-finding panel as directed by NGT

Telangana government has requested the Krishna River Management Board (KRMB) to rein in Andhra Pradesh and stop the brisk pace of work going on pertaining to Rayalaseema Lift Irrigation Project (RLIP) taken up by the latter in violation of AP Reorganisation Act, River Water Disputes Act and National Green Tribunal order. In a letter addressed to Chairman of KRMB J. Chandrashekhar Iyer, Special Chief Secretary (Irrigation) of Telangana Rajat Kumar drew the river board’s attention to seven letters written to it by Telangana since January last year in the same matter and also referred to NGT order banning work on the project. By taking up RLIP and expanding the water drawal capacity of the existing Pothireddypadu Head Regulator facility, A.P. is planning to draw 80,000 cusecs water from the foreshores of Srisailam reservoir and carrying out works at a brisk pace in violation of standing NGT orders besides the provisions of APRA and also the riparian rights of Telangana, Mr. Rajat Kumar said in the letter.