Polavaram project threat to Bhadrachalam temple

     Written by : SMTV24x7 | Tue, Dec 27, 2016, 12:13 AM

Polavaram project threat to Bhadrachalam temple

Hyderabad, December 27 : Telangana Irrigation Minister T Harish Rao briefed to the Council that, a complaint has been implanted with the National Green Tribunal (NGT) urging it to stop Polavaram project works.

Harish Rao answered to a question of Congress activist Ponguleti Sudhakar Reddy, he said that "The State government has requested the NGT to order an investigation as there was a threat to Bhadrachalam temple due to Polavaram backwaters".

"We have requested the NGT to cause an inquiry by an independent agency into our apprehensions",he added.

He also said the State government also urged the NGT to stop construction works of the Polavaram project till a study was conducted on the issues raised by Telangana government, he said.

Giving clarity on the irrigation projects, Harish said the State Government spent Rs 22,000 crore in two-and-a-half years while the previous Congress regime had spent Rs 39,000 crore in 10 years.

The TRS wrested power after achieving statehood for the sake of river waters, jobs and resources but the hostile Congress was obstructing the developmental works, he fumed.