TS urges the river board to provide with a DPR copy of AP’s projectTelangana government has requested the Krishna River Management Board (KRMB) to provide it with a copy of the Detailed Project Report of Rayalaseema Lift Irrigation Scheme (RLIS) taken up by Andhra Pradesh to divert water from Srisailam reservoir. In a letter addressed to Chairman of KRMB M.P. The submission was made by AP through its counter affidavit filed in NGT on July 22. The ENC requested the river board Chairman to provide a copy of the DPR of RLIS at the earliest so that Telangana could offer its views. Meanwhile, the Southern Zone Bench of NGT in Chennai took into cognisance a report submitted by the KRMB on the status of RLIS at the head works site in Kurnool district in AP.

Source: The Hindu August 16, 2021 17:12 UTC