Jagan seeks early eco nod for RLIS

Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy has written a letter to Prakash Javadekar, Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, requesting him to allow the execution of the Rayalaseema Lift Irrigation Scheme (RLIS) works by making crucial amendments to the prevailing environmental clearances as an additional delay would adversely have an effect on the pursuits of Andhra Pradesh (A.P.) because of the whimsical perspective of Telangana.

He maintained that the RLIS didn’t contain any land acquisition, forest space and wildlife sanctuary and was situated 10 km past the eco-sensitive zone.

Mr. Jagan Mohan Reddy said that the unlawful drawing of water from the Krishna river by Telangana in blatant disregard to the protocols left A.P. with no choice besides to implement the RLIS with a view to complement 3 tmcft of water per day to the prevailing tasks (Telugu Ganga, Srisailam Right Bank Canal, Galeru-Nagari Sujala Sravanthi) and consuming water provide to Chennai from a degree of 800 toes.

The DPR for RLIS and the extra data sought by the Ministry had been already furnished. The Ministry’s Environmental Appraisal Committee was scheduled to fulfill on July 7. The Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change ought to, due to this fact, give crucial approvals on the earliest to allow the A.P. authorities to take the undertaking (RLIS) ahead, the Chief Minister appealed.