By Pramod Chaturvedi
New Delhi [India], August 5 (ANI): Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy on Wednesday met Union Jal Shakti Minister C.R. Patil in New Delhi and sought the Centre’s intervention to resolve the long-pending dispute with the Maharashtra authorities over the proposed top of the Tummidihetti Barrage.
The Chief Minister was accompanied by Telangana Irrigation Minister N. Uttam Kumar Reddy and Members of Parliament from Telangana throughout the assembly.
Revanth Reddy urged the Union Minister to facilitate discussions with the Maharashtra authorities to safe approval for setting up the barrage at a top of 150 metres, as an alternative of the 148 metres reportedly cleared by the neighbouring state.
According to the Telangana authorities, growing the peak of the barrage to 150 metres wouldn’t considerably improve the submergence space, which is anticipated to stay beneath 1,000 hectares, whereas considerably bettering the irrigation potential and general advantages of the challenge.
Explaining the state’s place, Revanth Reddy advised the Union Minister that the revised top would improve the challenge’s utility with out resulting in main extra displacement or environmental considerations.
The Chief Minister additionally highlighted the strategic significance of the Tummidihetti Barrage, stating that the challenge would allow irrigation by means of a gravity-based water distribution system.
He stated such a system would get rid of the necessity for large-scale raise irrigation infrastructure, thereby considerably decreasing challenge prices, decreasing power consumption and guaranteeing extra sustainable water administration.
The Tummidihetti Barrage varieties a key part of Telangana’s irrigation technique for northern districts and is meant to utilise water from the Pranahita River, a serious tributary of the Godavari. The challenge has remained pending for a number of years attributable to variations between Telangana and Maharashtra over the permissible Full Reservoir Level (FRL) and the extent of submergence in areas falling inside Maharashtra.
Following the bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh in 2014, the challenge underwent a number of modifications. The Telangana authorities has maintained {that a} larger barrage degree would enhance irrigation protection whereas conserving extra submergence inside acceptable limits.
During the assembly, Revanth Reddy urged the Centre to play a proactive function in resolving the inter-state situation by means of consultations with the Maharashtra authorities in order that the challenge could be carried out with out additional delay.
The Chief Minister stated an early decision would assist speed up irrigation growth, enhance water availability for agriculture and profit farmers throughout the area. (ANI)