PNS | Hyderabad
The Central Government said that the Telangana Government did not send any proposal for the inclusion of irrigation projects to acquire National Project status.“As far as inclusion of Kaleshwaram or Palamuru Rangareddy projects of Telangana under the National Projects (NP) Status scheme is concerned, the State Government has not submitted any proposal to this Ministry regarding that,” Minister of State For Jal Shakti Bishweswar Tudu in Lok Sabha.
For inclusion of a project for funding under the National Projects (NP) scheme of this Ministry, it is required to be first appraised by the Central Water Commission (CWC), and accepted by the Advisory Committee on Irrigation, Flood Control and Multipurpose Projects (Advisory Committee) of this Ministry.
Subsequently, the State Government concerned is to submit a proposal in the prescribed format regarding the inclusion of the project under the NP scheme.As per laid down norms of NP scheme, the project is then required to be considered by the High Powered Steering Committee (HPSC) for examining if the project meets the contours of the NP scheme.
On being recommended by HPSC, and as per availability of funds etc., the Centre may approve the inclusion of a project under the National Projects scheme.
“Apart from the projects already included under the NP scheme, the HPSC has considered two more proposals for inclusion under NP scheme. One is Kosi-Mechi link project of Bihar, which was recommended by the HPSC in Nov., 2020 for inclusion under the scheme, at project cost of Rs. 4,900 crore at 2015-16 price level. However, it has not been possible to include Kosi-Mechi link project as the State Government has conveyed its inability to agree to the funding pattern of 60% (Centre): 40% (State) for the project.
The other project considered by HPSC is Upper Bhadra project of Karnataka, with an estimated cost of Rs. 16,125.48 crore (excluding the on-farm development cost), which has been recommended by the HPSC in 2022 at the funding pattern of 60% (Centre): 40% (State) for the balance cost,” he said.
