Telangana and Andhra Pradesh escalate their war over the waters of Krishna river
The Hindu
Telangana has conceived half-a-dozen new irrigation projects, which calls an ‘inevitable consequence’ of Andhra Pradesh grounding a lift irrigation scheme without permissions
Over the last few days, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh have escalated their battle over the waters of the river Krishna, with Telangana conceiving half-a-dozen new irrigation projects, which it has called an “inevitable consequence” of Andhra Pradesh grounding a lift irrigation scheme without any permissions, for water requirements outside the river basin. The crux of the water dispute between the two States is the allegation by the Andhra Pradesh government that Telangana is drawing Krishna river water from the Srisailam, Nagarjuna Sagar and Pulichintala projects for hydel power generation without obtaining clearances from the Krishna River Management Board (KRMB). The Andhra Pradesh government says the operation and maintenance of the Srisailam and Pulichintala projects, and the Prakasam barrage, are in its purview, whereas the Nagarjuna Sagar and Jurala projects are under the control of Telangana.More Related News