The Union minister was speaking to newsmen after inaugurating a workshop on ‘National Water Policy' with the elected representatives of panchayati raj institutions, organised by the Water and Land Management Training and Research Institute (Walamtari) here on Thursday. “I am in touch with Union environment minister Jairam Ramesh. We are working on a fast track to see how it can be done. I cannot put a deadline to it. He (Ramesh) is an MP from your state and has promised that it will be done very soon," he said.
Asked about the demand for giving national status to Pranahita-Chevella project, he said it was under examination.
The meeting was attended by representatives of panchayati raj institutions from Andhra pradesh, Kerala, Puducherry, Lakshadweep, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. It is the first in the series of meetings proposed to be held at Shillong, Pune, Jaipur and Bhubaneswar soon. Addressing the participants at the meeting, the Union minister called upon the elected representatives of the Panchayat Raj Institutions to provide specific feedback on the Centre's role in water management from conflict resolution to co-operative development and on the ownership issue of groundwater. Read the full report here.
Source: IBN Live, Hyderabad.
