Former Minister and environmentalists allege corruption in Sharavathi Pumped Storage Project

Former Minister K.S. Eshwarappa addressing a press conference in Shivamogga on Friday. | Photo Credit: S.K. Dinesh Rashtrabhaktara Balaga, founded by former Minister K.S. Eshwarappa and Parisarakkagi Naavu, a forum for environment, have alleged large scale corruption in the Sharavathi Pumped Storage Project and demanded a CBI inquiry into the affairs.In a press conference in Shivamogga on Friday, Mr. Eshwarappa alleged that the Karnataka Power Corporation Limited (KPCL), the project implementing agency, was yet to obtain clearance from the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change for the project. Karnataka High Court had also stayed the works of the project on the ground. However, the KPCL had already paid ₹380 crore to the Megha Engineering and Infrastructure Limited, the compa