Korea, Telangana to Ink MoU on Water Grid Programme

The four member team of Korea Water Resources Corporation or K-Water which met Chief Secretary Rajiv Sharma and other senior officials of Telangana government on Thursday confirmed its partnership in the implementation of the water grid programme in the State

A memorandum of understanding (MoU) will be signed with the government when they come back", Chief Secretary Rajiv Sharma told The Hindu after their meeting.

He said the corporation, a world renowned government entity with more than 40 years of experience in management of water resources, would both fund and implement the project with its technical experience up to the village level.

Supply of water to individual households within the village would be the responsibility of the gram panchayats.

Mr. Sharma also said the delegation offered to spend $ 1 billion to 1.5 billion (Rs 6,000 cr. to 10,000 cr.) through Korean Exim Bank on the project. The corporation's participation would not be limited to Mahbubnagar district alone as expected earlier but extended to other components also. The corporation had studied Mahbubnagar as a test case to see viability of the project. It will take up segments in both rural and urban areas.

The corporation was also willing to participate in micro and drip irrigation programmes of the government later. The meeting was attended by Principal Secretaries Raymond Peter and M.G. Gopal and Special Chief Secretary K. Ramakrishna Rao.

Source: The Hindu

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