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High Court seeks response from authorities
The two judge PIL bench of the High Court at Hyderabad comprising acting Chief Justice Dilip Bosale and Justice P Naveen Rao on Monday called for responses from various authorities in a writ petition filed by TDP functionary Revanth Reddy.
Hyderabad: The two judge PIL bench of the High Court at Hyderabad comprising acting Chief Justice Dilip Bosale and Justice P Naveen Rao on Monday called for responses from various authorities in a writ petition filed by TDP functionary Revanth Reddy.
The petitioner sought a declaration that the action of the Telangana State government authorities in allocating million of liters of water to the beverages companies for manufacturing of coco-cola, Pepsi cola , and beer as illegal, and violation of Article 21 and 47 of the Constitution and also the National Water Policy, when the state is reeling under worst possible drought and survival of its residents is in serious jeopardy.
The petitioner sought further directions that the authorities preserve water proposed to be used by beverages companies and utilise the water for drinking, cooking, hygiene and sanitation needs including live stock or agriculture as may be deem fit by them. According to the petitioner, the authorities have been supplying 1,512 million litres to the beverage companies and 1,4818 villages in the state are reeling under drought.
He contended that as against demand for 660 MGD per day, the present supply stands at 350 MGD per day and in district like Karimnagar and Mahabubnagar, the situation is grim and water supply is only once in a week. The bench pointed out that the petitioner moved the plea during summer vacation and right now the situation might have been changed due to the recent rains.
The bench specifically asked the the Hyderabad Metro Water Works and Sewerage Board to inform the court whether there is any increase in water levels in reservoirs and the quantity of water supplying to the beverages companies while granting three weeks time to the authorities to respond to the writ plea.
