Lakshmipur Lift Irrigation Scheme Receives Approval from NBWL

The Lakshmipur Lift Irrigation Scheme in Hyderabad has received clearance from the National Board for Wildlife (NBWL). The scheme aims to lift water from the Kaddam project. The NBWL met in New Delhi and approved the Lakshmipur Lift and 23 other developmental works. To construct the Lakshmipur Lift, 3.17 hectares of forest land needed to be diverted. The State has committed to compensatory afforestation to address this. The board also approved 11 road widening proposals in Left Wing Extremist (LWE) affected areas and five Panchayati Raj roads in the Kagaznagar division of Kumuram Bheem Asifabad district.