New Delhi [India], July 8 (ANI): Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar, who additionally handles the state’s Irrigation portfolio, saiad on Tuesday that the Union Environment Minister Bhupendra Yadav has assured him of clearing technical issues within the acquisition of forest lands for Yettinahole venture.
Speaking to reporters at Karnataka Bhavan at Delhi, he mentioned, ‘We met Union Minister of Environment Bhupendra Yadav and appraised him concerning the technical difficulties with the forest land for Yettinahole venture. We additionally briefed him about our plan to supply income land in lieu of the forest land. We have given our reply to the objections raised by the Union Environment ministry concerning forest land acquisition. He has promised us to clear the obstacles for the venture.’
‘We additionally met Union Jal Shakti Minister C R Patil and held a dialogue on the Kalasa-Bhanduri venture. Goa has raised sure objections and we had a dialogue with our authorized crew on that. Goa doesn’t have the proper to object to the venture in our state. We have referred to as for a young for this venture after the Court ruling. The Centre has to take a stern stand on the objections and permit development. We will discover authorized response to this after discussing it with Union Minister Pralhad Joshi,’ he added.
Karnataka Dy CM additionally meet with Jal Shakti minister CR Patil, discussing the Krishna Water Disputes Tribunal’s award for water allocation and urged for its implementation. He additionally met Union Jal Shakti minister C R Patil and appealed to him to launch funds for the Upper Bhadra venture as promised by the Centre.
‘We additionally spoke to C R Patil about issuing gazette notification as per the Tribunal’s order on the Upper Krishna venture. A gathering was scheduled way back to debate this however it was postponed,’ he added.
Adding {that a} assembly with all of the MPs may even be deliberate to hunt their assist for the completion of the venture and ‘exert strain’ on the centre, he mentioned, ‘We will maintain a gathering with all of the MPs from the state and search their assist to exert strain on the Centre on irrigation initiatives within the state together with Mekedatu, Upper Krishna and Kalasa-Bhanduri initiatives. This could be finished earlier than the graduation of the Monsoon session of the Parliament.’
When requested about objections to utilizing greater than 400 acres of forest land for the Yettinahole venture, he added, ‘We have already supplied different income land in lieu of forest land. Farmers had been utilizing the forest land for 40-50 years and we’ve got acquired the land paying them compensation. The Forest division raised an objection later stating that the land belongs to it. More than half the work has already occurred on the web site. They have raised an objection for dumping the soil within the forest land. We have even agreed to clear the soil as we need to work to proceed. We have spent Rs 24,000 crores on the venture and I’m assured that they may give permission.’ (ANI)