‘Kaleshwaram taken up only after nod from other States’
The Hindu
Allocations made to A.P. based on illegally built projects in erstwhile State, says Minister
Agriculture Minister S. Niranjan Reddy on Friday reminded Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy that the latter’s Telangana counterpart K. Chandrasekhar Rao went ahead with construction of Kaleswaram project only after consulting and entering into agreements with Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh governments. But, Mr. Jaganmohan Reddy never consulted nor took anyone into confidence while grounding the Rayalaseema Lift Irrigation Scheme (RLIS) unilaterally. It did not figure in the State bifurcation law, Mr. Reddy told a press conference on Friday. He also reminded the Andhra Pradesh government that the Srisailam project was solely meant for hydel generation but Andhra Pradesh illegally used it for irrigation and drinking water needs. The water was carried to Rayalaseema in the name of drinking needs and Nellore for irrigation.More Related News