New Delhi/Hyderabad, Aug 5 (UNI) Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Wednesday met union Jal Shakti Minister C.R. Patil in New Delhi and sought the Centre's intervention in resolving the issue of increasing the height of the proposed Tummidihetti project.
Irrigation Minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy and Members of Parliament accompanied the Chief Minister during the meeting.
Revanth Reddy requested the union Minister to facilitate discussions with the Maharashtra government to secure its approval for raising the project's height from the earlier agreed 148 metres to 150 metres. He informed Patil that Maharashtra had previously consented to a construction height of 148 metres and urged him to persuade the neighbouring state to agree to the revised proposal.
The Chief Minister explained that even if the project height is increased to 150 metres, the submergence area would remain below 1,000 hectares. He also said the enhanced height would enable water to be supplied through gravity, eliminating the need for expensive lift irrigation and significantly reducing operational costs, according to an official statement.
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