HYDERABAD, JULY 20 ( THE SOUTH INDIA TIMES) : The Union government has made it clear that Telangana’s prestigious Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project is not eligible for inclusion under the National Project (NP) status in the absence of
investment clearance.
Giving the reply to a question asked by Congress MP Uttam Kumar Reddy, who sought information on whether the Union government has received any proposal from the Telangana government to declare any irrigation project as a national project, Minister of State for Jal Shakti, Bishweswar Tudu said that in February 2016 as well as in December 2018, Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to include Kaleshwaram project under NP scheme. However, in absence of investment clearance, the project is not eligible for inclusion under the NP scheme, the Union Minister said. According to Bishweswar Tudu, for inclusion of a project for the funding under the NP scheme of the Ministry of Jal Shakti (MoJS), it is required to be first appraised by the Central Water Commission (CWC) and accepted by the Advisory Committee. Thereafter, investment clearance is required to be obtained by the State government.
Subsequently, if the project meets the laid down norms for the NP scheme, it is required to be considered by the High Powered Steering Committee (HPSC) setup for the purpose.
