CM for speedy forest and environment clearances to PRLIS and other projects
Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy has requested the Union government to expedite environmental and forest clearances for several major irrigation projects in Telangana. The state has already invested significantly in these projects, and delays are causing cost escalations.
Why it matters
It highlights the friction between state-level infrastructure development and federal environmental regulatory processes.
Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy requested the Central Government to accord environmental and forest clearances for Palamuru-Rangareddy, Sitammasagar and Dindi projects at the earliest.
The Chief Minister wanted permissions to be given in accordance with the recent Supreme Court judgment. The State government has incurred ₹36,437 crore on Palamuru-Rangareddy, ₹1,835 crore on Sitammasagar, ₹3,187 crore on Dindi lift irrigation scheme and ₹1,350 crore on Guravelli project so far. Works on the projects were however stopped and the government was likely to face cost escalation on account of delays in grant of clearances by the Centre.
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