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Uttam secures major victory for Telangana as EAC blocks RLIS environmental clearance

Hyderabad, Mar 15 (UNI) Telangana Irrigation & Civil Supplies Minister Capt. N. Uttam Kumar Reddy achieved a significant victory for Telangana after successfully convincing the Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) of the Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) to recommend blocking environmental clearance (EC) for the Rayalaseema Lift Irrigation Scheme (RLIS) of Andhra Pradesh.
The Telangana government has persistently pursued efforts at multiple levels, including the National Green Tribunal (NGT), MoEF&CC, the Supreme Court, the Krishna River Management Board (KRMB), and KWDT-II, to halt RLIS. Uttam Kumar Reddy has led these efforts, personally taking up the matter with the Union Environment Minister and cautioning that Andhra Pradesh's unilateral RLIS execution would severely harm Telangana's rightful share of Krishna River water.
In a crucial development, the EAC, during its 25th meeting on February 27, directed Andhra Pradesh to restore the RLIS site to its pre-construction state before seeking environmental clearance.
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