YSR Congress President Y S Jaganmohan Reddy today raised objection to the Palamur lift irrigation project citing that it had no permission from the Centre.
Andhra Pradesh Opposition leader and YSR Congress Party President Y S Jaganmohan Reddy today raised objection to the Palamur lift irrigation project citing that it had no permission from the Centre.
In a letter addressed to Union Water Resources Minister Uma Bharathi, Jagan sought her intervention against the project, which Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao had laid the foundation stone for a few days ago.
Jagan expressed concern that the project was in violation of the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, and if taken up, would severely impact the Rayalaseema and Coastal Andhra regions.
The project would hurt the interests of the Nellore and Prakasam districts, he said, and that the works would come in the way of the present Ayacut under the Srisailam and Nagarjuna Sagar projects, which would face trouble.
As of now no allocations had been made to the Palamur project post-bifurcation, and the project was against the spirit of the bifurcation, he remarked.
He said that the two Telugu states should obtain prior permissions from the Central Water Commission and River Waters Maintenance Board for the works.
The Centre should immediately intervene and stall the works, he reportedly said in the letter. (NSS)
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