Ordinance on Water Grid programme by Telangana government

On Saturday, the Telangana government issued an ordinance to provide route for laying pipelines to complete Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao’s Telangana Water Grid project quickly.

For the purpose, dozen departments had given approvals for the ‘The Telangana Water Grid Pipelines (Acquisition of Right of User) Ordinance, 2015’ that was issued to ensure that there is no delay in acquiring lands.

Along 1.27 lakh km, pipelines will be laid to provide safe drinking water to every household costing Rs 25,000 crore. Approval is required as the pipe-line has to pass through lands belonging to private individuals and government agencies. Though a four-year deadline was originally set, the CM aims to complete the project in two years.