Tuesday 30 December 2014

CM likely to seek Centre's clearance for proposed power plant in Nalgonda district

HYDERABAD: Chief minister Chandrasekhar Rao is likely to seek environmental clearance for setting up of a 7,500 mega watt thermal power plant in Nalgonda district during his visit to New Delhi in the first week of January.

Last week, after conducting an aerial survey in Veerupalem village area in Damarcherla mandal in the district, it was found that about 7,800 acres area of the proposed project belongs to forest department and is classified as reserve forest. The state will need clearances from the Union ministry of environment and forests for the plant, which is expected to cost about Rs 45,000 crore.

Chandrasekhar Rao is expected to meet Union environment minister Prakash Javdekar and submit the proposal for the power plant and the state government's plans to provide alternate land for reforestation as required under law. The CM is likely to seek similar environmental clearances for various parcels of forest land dotting the 31,000 acres identified in and around Rachakonda area in Nalgonda and Rangareddy districts for setting up of a film, education, pharma and entertainment cities.

It may be recalled that Chandrasekhar Rao during his visit to Damarcherla on December 24 also spoke to Javdekar over phone and sought his assistance in making the power project a reality.

The chief minister is also expected to meet with Union finance minister Arun Jaitely and impress upon him the need to provide more central funds to Telangana to help the new state find its feet and take its welfare programmes ahead.

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