The National Green Tribunal has ordered that... ... Live Updates: Hyderabad, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh News Today 17 December 2021

The National Green Tribunal has ordered that construction of the Rayalaseema Lift Irrigation Scheme should not be undertaken without central environmental clearances and appointed a four-member expert committee to study the construction of the project. The committee was directed to report within 4 months. The court said there was no need for contempt action against the AP chief secretary. The Telangana government has opposed the Rayalaseema Lift Irrigation Scheme in Andhra Pradesh and NGT is outraged that the orders are being ignored and a contempt petition has been filed in NGT. On the other hand, Gavinolla Srinivas has also filed a petition and an inquiry has been held on this. In addition, the Krishna River Board also examined the RLIS. The KRMB team visited Rayalaseema to look into the Rayalaseema excavation project and submit a report, which caused controversy among the Telugu states regarding the Krishna river water.Read more