NGT directs Telangana not to proceed with Sitamma Sagar project without EC

The (NGT) has ordered Telangana not to proceed withSitamma Sagarmulti-purpose Irrigation project on riverGodavariin Bhadradri-Kothagudem district without obtaining environmental clearance (EC).

Tellam Naresh

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of Bhadradri-Kothagudem andBura Laxminarayanaof Mulugu filed an application before the NGT Southern Bench alleging that the Sitamma Sagar multi-purpose project at Ammagaripalli village ofAswapurammandal, Bhadradri-Kothagudem district had commenced work without the EC. They alleged it was a violation of Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Notification, 2006.