HC seeks report on steps taken to safeguard KLIS

The High Court of Telangana has directed the state government to submit a detailed report on the measures taken to protect the Kaleshwaram project while dealing with a PIL filed in 2020 by one Dr Cheruku Sudhakar, alleging that the government had failed to take adequate measures under the Disaster Management Act.

- By TG Naidu

On Tuesday, a bench comprising Chief Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh and Justice G M Mohiuddin resumed hearing the case. The petitioner's counsel argued that under Section 39 of the Disaster Management Act, the government is required to take long-term measures for flood prevention.

He said that though the court in September 2023 had directed the government to submit a report on the steps taken to safeguard the project, its order was not complied with.