Andhra, Telangana police clash on Nagarjuna Sagar project on Krishna river
The Hindu
Andhra Pradesh & Telangana police forces clashed at Nagarjuna Sagar project site on Krishna River. AP Govt deployed hundreds of police to occupy site, removing barricades & CCTV cameras installed by Telangana. This was in response to Telangana occupying AP part of project post bifurcation. 3rd time such disturbances seen over project.
The Andhra Pradesh and Telangana State police forces one again indulged in clashes on Nagarjuna Sagar project site located on Krishna River.
The Andhra Pradesh Government deployed hundreds of reserved police forces from 6th battalion on the intervening night of November 28-29, who occupied the project site by removing all barricades and CCTV cameras, which were installed by the Telangana government.
Sources in the government told that it was a reaction to the Telangana government’s previous act, in which they occupied the Andhra Pradesh part of the project, after the bifurcation of the State.
It is third time that such disturbances between two states police were seen over the project.
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