Use water judiciously to avoid shortage: Irrigation dept tells PMC
1 week, 1 day ago

Use water judiciously to avoid shortage: Irrigation dept tells PMC

Hindustan Times  

In the wake of dropping water levels in the dams around Pune, the Irrigation department has asked the Pune Municipal Corporation to use water judiciously ahead of the summer season. Shweta Kurhade, executive engineer of the Khadakwasla Irrigation division, said, “As a precaution, PMC should reduce water usage by 200 million litres per day. While the water level in the dams is satisfactory, it is always better to take precautions since we cannot predict the summer situation.” Pune needs more water The Water Resources Department has approved a yearly water quota of 14.61 TMC for Pune. This means Pune needs around 1.75 TMC of water every month.

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Pune to continue receiving uninterrupted water supply despite tax dues
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Pune to continue receiving uninterrupted water supply despite tax dues

Hindustan Times  

The canal committee has decided to maintain the city’s water supply from Khadakwasla dam. The water resources department had earlier warned of cuts due to pending tax dues worth ₹714 crore. The water resources department had earlier warned of cuts due to pending tax dues worth ₹ 714 crore. PMC has outstanding dues for its additional water usage and water …

AP Already Used More Than Its Share, Telangana Tells KRMB
1 month ago

AP Already Used More Than Its Share, Telangana Tells KRMB

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Telangana has demanded that the Krishna River Management Board immediately stop Andhra Pradesh from drawing any more Krishna river water from the Nagarjunasagar and Srisailam reservoirs. In a letter to KRMB chairman Atul Jain on Friday, Telangana’s irrigation principal secretary Rahul Bojja said: “As on today, AP has already utilised far in excess of its entitlement as per KRMB …

Water to be released from Malaprabha reservoir till March 1: Karnataka Minister
1 month ago

Water to be released from Malaprabha reservoir till March 1: Karnataka Minister

The Hindu  

Considering the farmers’ demand, Minister Women and Child Development Laxmi Hebbalkar has ordered for release of water from Malaprabha reservoir to the canals till March 1. At a meeting held on February 15, the consultative committee comprising legislators, farmers and others, and headed by Laxmi Hebbalkar, resolved to put off the decision to stop water release from the reservoir from …

Karnataka: Minister Extends Malaprabha Water Release Until March 1
1 month ago

Karnataka: Minister Extends Malaprabha Water Release Until March 1

Deccan Chronicle  

Responding to persistent demands from farmers, Minister for Women and Child Development Laxmi Hebbalkar, who also chairs the Malaprabha Project Irrigation Advisory Committee, has directed the continuation of water release from the Malaprabha reservoir to irrigation canals until March 1.This decision overturns an earlier plan to halt the supply on February 15, following appeals from farmers and legislators from Nargund …

Canal committee meeting to decide water quota likely next week
1 month, 1 week ago

Canal committee meeting to decide water quota likely next week

Hindustan Times  

Pune: The canal committee meeting between the Pune Municipal Corporation and the state irrigation department is scheduled to be held next week. The canal committee meeting between the Pune Municipal Corporation and the state irrigation department is scheduled to be held next week. ) Shweta Kurhade, projects engineer, state irrigation department, said, “To do water planning for summer, a proposal …

Water supply in Coimbatore to be disrupted till February 10 due to maintenance work
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Water supply in Coimbatore to be disrupted till February 10 due to maintenance work

New Indian Express  

COIMBATORE: Members of Coimbatore City Municipal Corporation along with Tamil Nadu Water Supply and Drainage Board and Tamil Nadu Electricity Board officials are set to carry out maintenance works at the pumping station near Bhavani River for the next few days. The Pillur Scheme 3 drinking water project, which supplies water to several areas of Coimbatore corporation, collects and distributes …

Huge win for Telangana in Krishna river battle with AP
2 months, 1 week ago

Huge win for Telangana in Krishna river battle with AP

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: In a huge victory for Telangana against Andhra Pradesh over the sharing of the Krishna river water, the Krishna River Water Disputes Tribunal-II on Thursday said it was inclined to take up the issue of project-wise allocation of water under the new terms of reference issued by the Centre in 2023, a stand that Telangana had fought hard for …

CM Revanth: Bring 20 tmc From Mallannasagar to Hyderabad
2 months, 3 weeks ago

CM Revanth: Bring 20 tmc From Mallannasagar to Hyderabad

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy announced a major initiative to bring 20 tmc ft of water from the Mallannasagar reservoir to Hyderabad to address the city’s growing drinking water demands. The decision, made during a meeting with officials of the water board, marks a significant step in securing the city’s future water needs. Officials informed that the water board …

Headline: Water Released from Lower Manair Dam for Rabi Season
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Headline: Water Released from Lower Manair Dam for Rabi Season

Deccan Chronicle  

KARIMNAGAR: District collector Pamela Satpathy on Tuesday released water from the Lower Manair Dam reservoir for irrigation needs in rabi season to the Ayukut farmers through Kakatiya canal here in Karimnagar. Superintending engineer P. Ramesh told the collector that the officials prepared proposals for releasing 44,480 tmc water for rabi season and water will be available for irrigation needs of …

AP-TG squabbles on river waters hits Palamuru project
3 months ago

AP-TG squabbles on river waters hits Palamuru project

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad:The Palamuru Rangareddy lift irrigation scheme, one of the priority projects for completion by the Congress government which was hoping to put it to use from early 2027, is in jeopardy with the Central Water Commission, for all practical purposes, refusing to give it the required permissions. One of the issues that the CWC said that was not addressed by …

Rain Due to Fengal Fills Up Five Dams in Tirupati
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Rain Due to Fengal Fills Up Five Dams in Tirupati

Deccan Chronicle  

Tirupati: Cyclone Fengal has caused incessant rainfall over past three days on the hill town of Tirumala, leading to all its five major dams—Papavinasanam, Akasaganga, Gogarbham, Kumaradhara, and Pasupudhara—nearing their full capacity. It is currently holding 4,345 lakh gallons of water, against its full storage capacity of 5,240 lakh gallons. Gogarbham Dam has reached its full capacity of 2,833 lakh …

PMK announces half-a-day shutdown of shops in Dharmapuri on October 4 demanding implementation of Cauvery Surplus Water Scheme
6 months, 2 weeks ago

PMK announces half-a-day shutdown of shops in Dharmapuri on October 4 demanding implementation of Cauvery Surplus Water Scheme

The Hindu  

Pattali Makkal Katchi has called for closure of shops in Dharmapuri for half a day on October 4 demanding implementation of the Cauvery Surplus Water Scheme. PMK president Anbumani Ramadoss told reporters in Dharmapuri on Sunday that one of the main issues in the district was inadequate water availability. The public were demanding that two tmc of surplus water from …

Kadam Project Nears Full Capacity After Heavy Rains
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Kadam Project Nears Full Capacity After Heavy Rains

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The Kadam project in Nirmal district has 6.32 thousand million cubic feet of water as against its gross capacity of 7.6 TMC due to heavy rains in the upper regions of Nirmal and Adilabad districts in the last two days. The water level in the Sriramsagar project stood at 1,086 feet — just five feet shy of reaching the …

31,000 cusecs water released from Khadakwasla dam
7 months ago

31,000 cusecs water released from Khadakwasla dam

Hindustan Times  

Pune: As rainfall activities picked up again in Pune district, the ghat section and catchment areas of Khadakwasla Dam received incessant downpour since Friday night prompting the irrigation department to release 31,515 cusecs of water from the dam. People try to move a car stuck in a waterlogged area after irrigation department released 31,515 cusecs of water from Khadakwasla Dam …

Water level maintained at 120 feet in Mettur
7 months ago

Water level maintained at 120 feet in Mettur

The Hindu  

The water level in the Stanley Reservoir continues to be maintained at its full reservoir level of 120 feet as the entire inflow of 12,500 cusecs continued to be discharged for irrigation here on Wednesday. At 8 a.m., the water and storage levels were at full capacity, measuring 120 feet and 93.47 tmc ft respectively. Meanwhile in Erode, water level …

PMC to erect water treatment plant for the areas around Khadakwasla dam
7 months, 2 weeks ago

PMC to erect water treatment plant for the areas around Khadakwasla dam

Hindustan Times  

The Pune Municipal Corporation will erect a new water treatment plant for the newly merged areas surrounded by the Khadakwasla dam. The areas like Khadakwasla, Nandoshi, Dhayari and Narhe are in the upper basin of the city and get truncated water supply despite being part of the municipal limit. Recently, civic commissioner Rajendra Bhosale instructed officers concerned to identify the …

Full Water Supply for Kharif, Rabi: Ponguleti
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Full Water Supply for Kharif, Rabi: Ponguleti

Deccan Chronicle  

Khammam: The project ayacut farmers would get water supply for both the crop seasons this year as irrigation projects were bemiring with water, said minister for revenue and housing Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy on Wednesday while releasing water to the left main canal from Palair reservoir at Kusumanchi in Khammam district. The minister informed that the irrigation tanks in Palaiar constituency …

PMC sets water budget for 2024-25 at 21.48 TMC
7 months, 2 weeks ago

PMC sets water budget for 2024-25 at 21.48 TMC

Hindustan Times  

PUNE: The Pune Municipal Corporation has put before the water resources department a demand of 21.48 TMC water for the year 2024-25. Pune Municipal Corporation has placed before the water resources department demand of 21.48 TMC water for 2024-25. ) Specifically, the population of Dhayari, Nanded, Nandoshi, Dhawade, Uruli Devachi, Fursungi, Mundhwa, Keshav Nagar and Manjri among others is 800,313 …

Water released from Warasgaon Dam
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Water released from Warasgaon Dam

Hindustan Times  

The irrigation department on Friday has started releasing water from Warasgaon Dam after its capacity level crossed the 90% mark. Except for Khadakwasla, the other three dams have recorded over 90% water storage level. Nearly 9.46 TMC water has been released from Khadakwasla Dam till date and the cluster has recorded collective water storage level of 97% this monsoon season. …

Jayakwadi Dam storage only 5 per cent despite above-normal July rainfall
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Jayakwadi Dam storage only 5 per cent despite above-normal July rainfall

Hindustan Times  

Even as the region received above-normal rainfall in July, Jayakwadi Dam at Paithan taluka in Aurangabad district has recorded only 5.21 per cent of water storage. The dam’s water level till 8.30 am on July 27 was 5.21 per cent, against 28.79 per cent recorded on the same day last year. If the dam water level continues to be at …

What TMC, A Unit Used To Measure Volume Of Water In Dams, Means
7 months, 3 weeks ago

What TMC, A Unit Used To Measure Volume Of Water In Dams, Means

News 18  

In Pune’s Khadakwasla circle, the four dams collectively added 1.5 TMC water in 24 hours. In other words, it can also be said if one foot of water stagnates in an area of approximately 2300 acres, it is equal to 1 TMC. One TMC is approximately equal to 2,831 crore litres of water or cubic feet. Alternatively, 35.32 TMC is …

First time in season, heavy rain in Pune prompts water discharge from Khadakwasla
8 months ago

First time in season, heavy rain in Pune prompts water discharge from Khadakwasla

Hindustan Times  

With the catchment areas of dams in Pune receiving heavy rainfall, the stock in all four dams which provide water to Pune city has increased significantly in the last 48 hours. So much so that for the first time this monsoon, the irrigation department has released water from the Khadakwasla Dam into the Mutha River after the former’s stock reached …

Major projects present bleak picture even after 45 days into rainy season
8 months, 1 week ago

Major projects present bleak picture even after 45 days into rainy season

The Hindu  

Delay in the penetration of south-west monsoon rains in the catchment areas of Krishna and Godavari basins, particularly in the upstream States of Karnataka and Maharashtra, is keeping the water level in major reservoirs in Telangana, including the joint storage facilities Srisailam and Nagarjunasagar, low, even 45 days into the rainy season. As of Sunday morning, the storage of water …

Will ensure enough water for Pune: Dy CM Fadnavis
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Will ensure enough water for Pune: Dy CM Fadnavis

Hindustan Times  

In response to the growing needs of Pune city, which is expanding with new villages under the Pune Metropolitan Region Development Authority, deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday assured an uninterrupted water supply to the city. On Wednesday, MLA Ravindra Dhangekar raised a question about Pune city’s water supply in an Assembly session. In response, Fadnavis said, “To meet …

Farmers in Andhra Pradesh dread plummeting water levels in reservoirs ahead of kharif
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Farmers in Andhra Pradesh dread plummeting water levels in reservoirs ahead of kharif

The Hindu  

Even as farmers gear up for kharif operations, plummeting water levels to near-dead storage levels in the reservoirs across the State remain their major cause of concern. According to officialinformation, the water available in the Godavari, Krishna, Penna, and other river basins is a mere 226.92 TMC as against the gross capacity of Full Reservoir Level of 983.49 TMC. Prakasam …

Experts to conduct critical economic evaluation of water in Pune city
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Experts to conduct critical economic evaluation of water in Pune city

Hindustan Times  

PUNE: In a bid to promote sustainable and efficient use of water and achieve water security in the Pune Metropolitan Region, experts from various fields are coming together under ‘Project Jal Mulya’ to carry out a critical economic evaluation of water availability, distribution and consumption in Pune city. The year-long project will help bridge the gap between the citizens’ perception …

AP to Seek 15 tmc-ft of Krishna Water from Nagarjunasagar Dam
11 months, 3 weeks ago

AP to Seek 15 tmc-ft of Krishna Water from Nagarjunasagar Dam

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: Andhra Pradesh would claim its right to get 15 tmc-ft of Krishna water from Nagarjunasagar Dam to cater to the drinking water needs of four districts - Palnadu, Guntur, Prakasam and parts of Bapatla - from April to July. AP officials say that, out of the proposed distribution of 21 tmc-ft of water in the ratio of nearly 15 …

Siddaramaiah urges Maharashtra CM to release water to drought-hit north Karnataka districts
1 year ago

Siddaramaiah urges Maharashtra CM to release water to drought-hit north Karnataka districts

Hindustan Times  

Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday wrote to his Maharashtra counterpart Eknath Shinde, requesting him to release water from Warna/Koyna Dam to the Krishna River and Bhima River to meet the needs of both humans and livestock in northern Karnataka. The letter requested the authorities concerned to immediately release 2.00 TMC of water from Warna/Koyna reservoir to the Krishna river and …

No Drinking Water Woes in Hyderabad Till July
1 year ago

No Drinking Water Woes in Hyderabad Till July

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: There is no shortage of drinking water in the city and, thanks to their well-evolved summer action plan, there will be no shortage of water till July, if one goes by the latest records of Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board. Emergency pumping arrangements are in place to draw water from major sources, including Singur reservoir, as per …

Athikadavu-Avinashi scheme will need 400 cusecs of water from Bhavani river to be commissioned: T.N. Minister
1 year ago

Athikadavu-Avinashi scheme will need 400 cusecs of water from Bhavani river to be commissioned: T.N. Minister

The Hindu  

Minister for Housing and Urban Development, S. Muthusamy, said water for the Athikadavu-Avinashi Ground Water Recharge and Drinking Water Supply Scheme, could be drawn only if 400 cusecs of surplus water was available in the Bhavani river. The Minister told the media that all work under the scheme had been completed, and trial runs had been conducted successfully to reach …

Water level in dams falls to 50%
1 year, 1 month ago

Water level in dams falls to 50%

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: Water level in dams across the state has fallen to 50.57% well before the commencement of the summer season, spiking concerns of shortage as the existing stock must last for another five months, till July 15. HT Image Maharashtra has 2,994 small, medium and major dams with a total live storage capacity of 40,485 million cubic metres. The total …

We are committed to completing Polavaram at earliest, says Buggana
1 year, 1 month ago

We are committed to completing Polavaram at earliest, says Buggana

New Indian Express  

VIJAYAWADA: The major and medium irrigation was given a sizeable allocation in the interim State budget for 2024-25. Reiterating the government’s commitment to completing the ongoing irrigation projects, he said, “We are committed to completing the Polavaram National Project, the lifeline of Andhra Pradesh. On other projects, the minister said Owk Tunnel-II, which was inaugurated by Chief Minister YS Jagan …

Karnataka govt releases 2.75 TMC of water from Almatti Dam
1 year, 2 months ago

Karnataka govt releases 2.75 TMC of water from Almatti Dam

Hindustan Times  

To address the concerns of the farmers in the Krishna basin, Deputy Chief Minister and Minister for Water Resources of Karnataka, DK Shivakumar, announced the release of 2.75 TMC of water from Almatti dam at around 10:50 a.m. on Sunday. Karnataka govt releases 2.75 TMC of water from Almatti Dam In response to the critical water shortage in the Krishna …

PMC experiment fails to reduce water supply
1 year, 2 months ago

PMC experiment fails to reduce water supply

Hindustan Times  

After repetitive appeals and warnings by the Khadakwasla Irrigation Division, the Pune Municipal Corporation carried out an experiment to reduce water intake from Khadakwasla dam. The Khadakwasla Irrigation Division have been issuing warnings to PMC after the withdrawal of monsoon as water levels in the dams supplying water to the city are less as compared to last year. Nandkumar Jagtap, …

No water problem for city till next monsoon season
1 year, 3 months ago

No water problem for city till next monsoon season

Deccan Chronicle  

Visakhapatnam: The severe cyclonic storm Michaung, which destroyed crops in Rayalaseema and south coastal Andhra Pradesh in recent days, has saved Visakhapatnam city by filling all the seven reservoirs that supply domestic as well as industrial water. "All the reservoirs are full and we can ensure water supply to domestic needs as well as industries till the southwest monsoon sets …

PMC plans to boost groundwater levels under central project
1 year, 4 months ago

PMC plans to boost groundwater levels under central project

Hindustan Times  

Pune: The Pune Municipal Corporation with the help of the National Institute of Urban Affairs of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs’ will take steps to increase groundwater levels in the city. PMC with the help of the National Institute of Urban Affairs will take steps to increase groundwater levels in the city. ) As part of the central …

Coimbatore Corporation and Tamil Nadu Water Supply and Drainage Board expected to begin trials of Pilloor-III drinking water scheme from September 25
1 year, 6 months ago

Coimbatore Corporation and Tamil Nadu Water Supply and Drainage Board expected to begin trials of Pilloor-III drinking water scheme from September 25

The Hindu  

The trial run of the Pilloor-III Drinking Water Project’s main pumping station will begin on September 25. This was decided at a consultation meeting of the Coimbatore City Municipal Corporation and Tamil Nadu Water Supply and Drainage Board officials held in Coimbatore on September 3. Coimbatore Corporation Commissioner M. Prathap and TWAD Board Managing Director V. Dakshinamoorthy participated in the …

Dry spell in Telangana leads to poor water inflows for dams
1 year, 8 months ago

Dry spell in Telangana leads to poor water inflows for dams

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: The dry spell in Telangana continued on Thursday, as the state, barring Kothagudem, Khammam, Nizamabad, Kamareddy, Mahbubabad, Nirmal and Medak — which received 5 cm to 11 cm of rainfall on the day — received scanty rainfall. In the Godavari basin, the Sriramsagar project clocked a water level of 1066.6 feet and storage of 22.924 TMC ft on Thursday. …

Kaleshwaram barrages receive copious inflow
1 year, 8 months ago

Kaleshwaram barrages receive copious inflow

Deccan Chronicle  

KARIMNAGAR/WARANGAL: With the recent heavy rains in nearby Maharashtra, water from upstream is flowing into the barrages present under the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Scheme project in Peddapalli of the old Karimnagar district. The water storage level of Lakshmi barrage is currently 13.05 tmcs, compared to its full capacity of 16.17 tmcs. The water storage level at Saraswathi barrage is currently …

KCR takes stock of drought conditions in state, directs priority to drinking water
1 year, 9 months ago

KCR takes stock of drought conditions in state, directs priority to drinking water

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: In the wake of delayed monsoon and extended summer, Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao directed officials to take measures to provide uninterrupted irrigation water to farmers to enable them to begin kharif-sowing operations. The CM also asked officials to give preference to drinking water supply over irrigation, at a meeting with ministers and officials at the Secretariat to review …

PMC to erect new water treatment plant at Parvati
1 year, 9 months ago

PMC to erect new water treatment plant at Parvati

Hindustan Times  

PUNE: Kumar added that the PMC is pushing ahead with the equal water distribution scheme. Considering the water treatment plant at Parvati is more than fifty years old, the Pune Municipal Corporation plans to erect a new facility near it. Commenting on the development, PMC Vikram Kumar said, “Daily 535 million litres of water per day gets treated at the …

Four districts in south Tamil Nadu face acute drinking water crisis as dams go dry
1 year, 11 months ago

Four districts in south Tamil Nadu face acute drinking water crisis as dams go dry

The Hindu  

Drinking water supply during this summer in four southern districts may be unprecedentedly erratic and give a major headache to the official machinery as storage level in Papanasam and Manimuthar dams that collectively take care of the drinking water supply in these districts has fallen sharply. Consequently, four southern districts may face acute drinking water shortagethis summer. With the storage …

Storage of Jayakwadi Dam in Maha Rises to 95 Percent After Rains, Alert Sounded in 16 Villages
2 years, 7 months ago

Storage of Jayakwadi Dam in Maha Rises to 95 Percent After Rains, Alert Sounded in 16 Villages

News 18  

The storage of Jayakwadi dam in Maharashtra’s Aurangabad district has gone up to 95.65 per cent as water continues to rise in it due to rains in nearby areas, officials said on Thursday. An alert has been sounded in 16 villages located nearby along the banks of the Godavari river on which the dam in located, Paithan tehsildar Dattatreya Nilawad …

Maha: Water Inflow Increases in Jayakwadi Dam as Rains Hit Neighbouring Districts
2 years, 8 months ago

Maha: Water Inflow Increases in Jayakwadi Dam as Rains Hit Neighbouring Districts

News 18  

The water inflow in Jayakwadi dam in Maharashtra’s Aurangabad has gone up due to incessant rainfall in neighbouring districts of Ahmednagar and Nashik in the last 24 hours, an official said today. The water storage in the dam located on Godavari river reached 43.25 per cent this morning, the official said. Water storage in Nathsagar reservoir of Jayakwadi was 37.11 …

No water cut till July 26 in Pune, says municipal corporation
2 years, 8 months ago

No water cut till July 26 in Pune, says municipal corporation

India Today  

The Pune Municipal Corporation has decided to continue its normal water supply till July 26 due to heavy rainfall filing the water level in the dams. The civic body had to go for a 30 per cent water cut by declaring an alternate day water supply after the state water resource department raised an alert about decreasing water storage in …

Pune: Water level rises in 4 dams due to incessant rainfall
2 years, 8 months ago

Pune: Water level rises in 4 dams due to incessant rainfall

India Today  

Heavy rains lashed parts of Maharashtra, including Pune, on Monday and Tuesday, resulting in a gradual increase in the water levels in the dams supplying water to Pune. Notably, the Pune Municipal Corporation started alternate day water supply in the city after the water levels in the four dams supplying water to the city had dropped last week. WATER LEVEL …

Delay in rains, but no water cuts yet in Pune district
2 years, 9 months ago

Delay in rains, but no water cuts yet in Pune district

Hindustan Times  

The Pune Municipal Corporation on Thursday said that delay in monsoon will not hamper the civic water supply. Although the water stock in all four dams is less as compared to previous year, no water cuts are expected in the city as the current quota of water is sufficient even though rains have been delayed, said officials. Although, rainfall has …

Drinking water crisis stares at AP, TS
2 years, 11 months ago

Drinking water crisis stares at AP, TS

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: Andhra Pradesh and Telangana state are expected to face shortage of drinking water this summer especially in May if the Telangana state government continues to draw water from Nagarjunasagar dam to generate hydel power defying directions from the Krishna River Management Board not to do so. In AP, people living in the two erstwhile districts of Guntur and Prakasam …

AP writes to KRMB to ask TS not to draw water for power generation from Sagar project
2 years, 11 months ago

AP writes to KRMB to ask TS not to draw water for power generation from Sagar project

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: The Andhra Pradesh government has written to the Krishna River Management Board to prevail upon the Telangana government to not withdraw water only for hydel power generation purposes from the main powerhouse of the Nagarjunasagar project. In his letter to the KRMB member-secretary, AP water resources department engineer-in-chief C. Narayana Reddy said that the release of water was resulting …

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