The Telangana government today sought the intervention of the Centre in the alleged "illegal" and "unauthorised" irrigation activities being undertaken by neighboring Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh.
Karnataka is going ahead with the "illegal" construction of a barrage on Krishna river at Girijapur village in Raichur district though the Telangana government asked for furnishing documents pertaining to permissions and detailed project report (DPR) of the barrage, the Telangana government said in a letter to the Centre.
Meanwhile, Telangana government took exception to Andhra Pradesh allegedly preparing a DPR for construction of a right main canal to RDS Project though the A P Reorganisation Act stipulates that permissions need to be obtained from Krishna River Management Board (KRMD) for any new projects. A Telangana government release said it has urged the Centre and Central Water Commission (CWC) to see that the AP government does not continue the works allegedly without permissions.
The NABARD loan of Rs 20,000 is to be repaid over a
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period of 15 years, Singh said.
The PMKSY was launched in 2015-16 with an aim to enhancing access to water on farm land and expanding cultivable area under assured irrigation, improving farm water use efficiency and introducing sustainable water conservation practices etc.
Major and medium/multi-purpose irrigation projects are being funded under PMKSY-Accelerated Integration Benefits Programme (AIBP).
Other irrigation projects such as Repair, Renovation and Restoration (RRR) of water bodies, Surface Minor Irrigation (SMI) projects and Command Area Development and Water Management (CADWM) are being funded under PMKSY-Har Khet Ko Pani (HKKP) programme.
According to the ministry, one of the major reasons for the projects remaining incomplete was inadequate provision of funds by the state governments concerned.
As a result, large amount of funds spent on these projects were locked up and the benefits envisaged at the time of formulation of the projects could not be achieved.
This was a cause for concern and initiative was required at the national level to remedy the situation, the ministry said in a statement.
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In a statement issued later, the ministry said the
project will have approximate central and state government shares of Rs 31,342 crore and Rs 46,253 crore respectively, to be funded entirely from the LTIF for central share and on demand basis for respective state shares.
