HYDERABAD: BRS working president K.T. Rama Rao wrote an open letter to the Centre over the issue of the Environment Assessment Committee (EAC) deferring the environmental clearance (EC) for the Palamuru Rangareddy Lift Irrigation Scheme (PRLIS). The PRLIS aims to provide water for over
12.5 Lakh acres of land and fulfill the drinking water needs of many villages, Hyderabad and industries. This project has the potential to transform lives and reduce the struggles caused by water scarcity, he noted.
"The Centre completely neglects Telangana's irrigation projects and provides no support or funds. It creates obstacles in granting permissions and refuses to grant national status to our projects.
Projects in other states receive funding, permissions, and national status. How fair is it that the Centre has refused to grant national status to the PRLIS while readily granting to the Upper Bhadra project in Karnataka?" Rao asked.
