HYDERABAD: The Telangana government has raised objections to splitting Srisailam Left Bank Canal (SLBC) into two components instead of a single component in the gazette notification issued by the Union ministry of water resources on July 15 this year.
In a letter to the KRMB, the state government said in the notification it was mentioned that intake, tunnel, appurtenant structures (mean structures such as spillways) and Nakkalagandi reservoir as one component and additional 10 tmcft intake and appurtenant works as another component. Telangana engineer-in-chief (ENC) C Muralidhar said in the letter that the united AP government had enhanced the ayacut under SLBC from three lakh acres to four lakh acres but the quantum of water utilisation was not enhanced accordingly from 30 tmcft to 40 tmcft.
“ TRS government has increased quantum of water to 40 tmcft to commensurate with ayacut. The intake for utilisng water has remained same and no additional intake and appurtenant works were added. The board may take steps for removal of additional component from schedules one and two,” he said. Muralidhar said the AP government had accorded administrative approval for Udayasamudram lift irrigation scheme in 2007 to irrigate one lakh acres of fluoride-affected areas of Nalgonda district by lifting water from the foreshore of Udayasamudram tank.
