Hyderabad: Giving up on pressure from Telangana and Andhra Pradesh and also the problems involved in the operational and maintenance of the project, the GODAVARI (GRMB) River Management Board has decided to take over the irrigation project notified by the center gradually.
To start, Peddavagu in the Bhadradri-Kothagudem district on the Godavari River, which is a general project for two Telugu countries, will be taken over by GRMB.
The Chairman of GRMB J Chandrashekhar Iyer on Monday held a meeting with Telangana and AP irrigation officials at Jal Soudha on the Implementation of Gazette’s notification, issued on July 15 by the Ministry of Jal Shakti, from October 14.
Although more than a dozen projects are registered in notifications, there is only one general project for Telangana and AP.
The meeting was attended by the Secretary of the Special Chief of Telangana, Irrigation, Secretary of Kumar and AP, Water Resources, J Shyamal Rao along with officials.
Peddavagu irrigation around 13,000 hectares in Andhra Pradesh and 2,600 hectares in Telangana.
Head regulator and project reservoir are in Telangana.
“Until now, the decision has been taken to submit Peddavagu about Godavari.
Technically, there is no word ‘take over’ project from the state, it is ‘submitting the’ project to the board.
After GRMB provides a final proposal, it will be placed before the Minister of Chief Chandrasekhar Rao for approval, “said Secretary of Special Chief Rajat Kumar to Ti.
During the phase of the transition, because GRMB does not have staff, Telangana irrigation staff will be reviewed for project operations and maintenance, said the Rajat Kumar.
The official source said for project maintenance, Telangana will bear 15% of the cost, while the other AP government, 85%, because the AP has more Ayacut than Telangana.
Even though there was a previous agreement, the AP government did not release its shares, irrigation officials said.
AP irrigation officials are reported to have increased the problem of lower Riparian bank rights because the AP is at the end of the river and asks to bring several projects in Maharashtra at Godavari under Purview Board.
Resources said the meeting also discussed the seed money, each ₹ 200 crore, sought from both countries.
Even though they have agreed to send proposals to their respective finance departments, officials ask for detailed demand where the board wants to spend that number.
“The government cannot release only the amount based on a letter.
There will be a future audit problem and some problems such as those will provide a utilization certificate for funds need to be clarified,” said Rajat Kumar.
The meeting of the Krishna River Management Board with representatives from the two countries will be held on Tuesday.