Krishna River Management Board calls for meet on Nagarjunasagar, Srisailam projects
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Krishna River Management Board calls for meet on Nagarjunasagar, Srisailam projects

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD: The Krishna River Management Board has called for a meeting here on February 1 to discuss and finalise the protocols for handing over Nagarjunasagar and Srisailam projects and all 15 prioritised components/outlets to KRMB and to come out with a concrete action plan on this within seven days. However, the Telangana government has so far not expressed its willingness to hand over the common projects to the KRMB. The State government announced that it would discuss the same in the Assembly session and take a final decision. However, in the letter circulated to AP and TS, the KRMB said that after the Department of Water Resources meeting on January 17, held to review the situation relating to the Nagarjunasagar project on Krishna river, the both the sibling states mutually agreed on the following: “Both the states and the KRMB will discuss and finalise the Protocols for handing over the Nagarjunasagar project and Srisailam dam and all 15 prioritised components/ outlets to KRMB and come out with a concrete action plan in this regard within 7 days”.

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Andhra, Telangana Officials Sign Deal to Resolve Nagarjunasagar Dam Disputes
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Andhra, Telangana Officials Sign Deal to Resolve Nagarjunasagar Dam Disputes

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: Senior AP and Telangana government officials found a way to deal with regular inspection and maintenance of Nagarjunasagar Dam without squabbles and involve the Krishna River Management Board for all mandatory approvals. The operational control of the dam is with Telangana, and water resources department officials from both the Telugu states are involved in its maintenance and monitor the …

Kaleshwaram probe all set for extension
2 months ago

Kaleshwaram probe all set for extension

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: The judicial probe into the construction, upkeep and the causes that led to the disrepair of the Kaleshwaram project’s barrages, could wind up by the end of this year, it is learnt. Meanwhile, Justice Ghose, who had been conducting open public hearings of questioning of present and past irrigation department officials, has been provided with a copy of the …

Set up Krishna River Management Board in Kurnool: Samithi
5 months ago

Set up Krishna River Management Board in Kurnool: Samithi

The Hindu  

Rayalaseema Saguneeti Sadhana Samithi has urged the State government to take steps to establish the Krishna River Management Board in Kurnool for the development of Rayalaseema region. The Samithi president Bojja Dasaratharami Reddy wrote letters to Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu and Water Resouces Minister Nimmala Ramanaidu in this regard. The previous government decided to set up the KRBM office …

Irrigation Officials Urge Telangana Govt to Seek IIT Roorkee Expertise for Kaleshwaram Barrages
5 months ago

Irrigation Officials Urge Telangana Govt to Seek IIT Roorkee Expertise for Kaleshwaram Barrages

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Serious questions have been raised from within the irrigation department over the competence levels of its Central Designs Organisation, the department’s independent division, which provided designs that were used for the construction of the three barrages of the Kaleshwaram lift irrigation scheme at Sundilla, Annaram, and Medigadda — all of which are now in dire need of permanent repairs. …

Decision on Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Scheme after NDSA-Uttam meeting
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Decision on Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Scheme after NDSA-Uttam meeting

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD: Irrigation Minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy will meet officials of National Dam Safety Authority in Delhi on Saturday and discuss repairs to the damaged Medigaddda, Annaram and Sundilla barrages, all critical components of the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Scheme. Meanwhile, in an informal chat with reporters here on Wednesday, Uttam said that the Irrigation department would prepare a route map …

Kaleshwaram probe panel's term extended
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Kaleshwaram probe panel's term extended

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: The government on Saturday extended the term of the Justice Pinaki Chandra Ghose-led commission of inquiry into allegations of irregularities in construction of barrages at Sundilla, Annaram and Medigadda as part of the Kaleshwaram lift irrigation scheme by two months. The commission was set up to probe the alleged irregularities and Justice Ghose has visited the three barrages and …

Action on Damage to Barrages of Kaleshwaram Project as Per Judicial Panel's Report: Telangana Minister
7 months, 1 week ago

Action on Damage to Barrages of Kaleshwaram Project as Per Judicial Panel's Report: Telangana Minister

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The Telangana government would take action to fix accountability with regard to the damage at the barrages of Kaleshwaram project after the judicial commission submits its report, state Irrigation Minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy said on Friday. The minister, who reviewed the progress of works at the barrages as per the interim measures suggested by the National Dam Safety …

Telangana State Asks KRMB To Stop Water Drawals by AP From Nagarjunasagar
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Telangana State Asks KRMB To Stop Water Drawals by AP From Nagarjunasagar

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Andhra Pradesh, for all practical purposes, has had its way with respect to its demand for 9 tmc ft of water from Nagarjunasagar. It has so far drawn 8.5 tmc ft of water from Krishna river, despite the Krishna River Management Board allocating it only 5.5 tmc ft. AP has so far withdrawn 3 tmc ft without permission from …

Restrain Andhra Pradesh from drawing more Srisailam water: Telangana to KRMB
10 months, 1 week ago

Restrain Andhra Pradesh from drawing more Srisailam water: Telangana to KRMB

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD: Telangana officials have requested that the Krishna River Management Board restrain Andhra Pradesh from drawing any water from the Srisailam reservoir for this water year. In a letter to the KRMB, Irrigation Secretary Rahul Bojja said that AP is entitled to draw only 15 tmcft from Srisailam for drinking water supply to Chennai. “As such it is to be …

BRS Axed State Prospects on Using Krishna Water: Uttam
11 months ago

BRS Axed State Prospects on Using Krishna Water: Uttam

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The Telangana government on Monday slammed the opposition BRS, accusing the previous BRS government of “permanently damaging” Telangana’s prospects on claims to Krishna River water by repeatedly agreeing to not only hand over projects to KRMB, but also by letting Andhra Pradesh drain the river and watch silently, in 10 years of its rule. Irrigation minister N. Uttam Kumar …

BJP Wants CBI Probe into Kaleshwaram Project, Raps BRS and Congress
11 months ago

BJP Wants CBI Probe into Kaleshwaram Project, Raps BRS and Congress

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The BJP, giving its two pennies’ worth in the Assembly over the handover of irrigation projects to the KRMB, called for a CBI probe into the alleged corruption in the Kaleshwaram lift irrigation scheme and the Medigadda barrage collapse. Participating in the debate on Krishna water, the BJP asked the Congress how it would prevent the diversion of Krishna …

Revanth To Head Medigadda, KCR To Dig In at Nalgonda
11 months ago

Revanth To Head Medigadda, KCR To Dig In at Nalgonda

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: A day after the Congress government put the BRS on notice over the issue of the handing over of projects on Krishna river to the Krishna River Management Board, Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy is all set to launch a new front on Tuesday against the Opposition party by visiting the partially collapsed Medigadda barrage of Kaleshwaram project, that …

Telangana HC can only spare retired judge to probe KLIS: CM Revanth Reddy
11 months ago

Telangana HC can only spare retired judge to probe KLIS: CM Revanth Reddy

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD: Revealing that the Telangana High Court has informed the state government that it could only spare a retired judge to probe the irregularities in the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Scheme and not a sitting judge as requested by the government, Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Thursday said that the HC’s response would be discussed in either the Assembly or …

Telangana: Revanth dares KCR for a debate in Assembly
11 months, 1 week ago

Telangana: Revanth dares KCR for a debate in Assembly

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD: Slamming BRS president and former chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao over the issue of handing over irrigation projects to the KRMB, CM A Revanth Reddy on Sunday said that though 68 per cent of Krishna river flows in Telangana, KCR settled for 299 tmcft of waters while the state’s “rightful share” is 512 tmcft. KCR agreed to hand over …

Congress will hand over projects to KRMB: BRS
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Congress will hand over projects to KRMB: BRS

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The BRS party on Saturday reiterated its allegation that the Congress government has decided to hand over the state’s projects on Krishna river, including Srisailam left bank power house and Nagarjunasagar dam, to the Krishna River Management Board, saying that “this is a serious issue.” Former minister Singireddy Niranjan Reddy told reporters that as per the minutes of the …

Telangana Ministers to Visit Medigadda Barrage Today
1 year ago

Telangana Ministers to Visit Medigadda Barrage Today

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Irrigation minister N. Uttam Kumar Reddy and industries minister D. Sridhar Babu will conduct a site visit to the Medigadda barrage on Friday to assess the current status of the barrage, a crucial component of the Kaleshwaram project. The ministers will be presented with a detailed overview by irrigation officials through a PowerPoint presentation on the redesigning of the …

Stalemate continues over Krishna River waters sharing between Andhra Pradesh and Telangana
1 year, 1 month ago

Stalemate continues over Krishna River waters sharing between Andhra Pradesh and Telangana

The Hindu  

With the stalemate on the Nagarjunasagar Project site continuing, the Andhra Pradesh Government, has agreed for two requests made by the Union Ministry of Jal Sakti to stop water releases as a good gesture till Krishna River Management Board takes a decision on the indent placed by Andhra Pradesh on December 4 and the proposal to meet on December 6 …

BJP slams BRS govt over Medigadda, Kaleshwaram project
1 year, 2 months ago

BJP slams BRS govt over Medigadda, Kaleshwaram project

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The BJP on Friday mounted a frontal attack on the BRS government on the Kaleshwaram project with BJP state president and Union Minister G Kishan Reddy saying the project has become a “hallmark” of “corruption, failed projects, leakages” of the Telangana state government. Today, 10 years after its formation, Telangana, under the BRS government headed by KCR, after spending …

Telangana asks KRMB to stop AP from going ahead with RLIS
1 year, 3 months ago

Telangana asks KRMB to stop AP from going ahead with RLIS

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Telangana has urged the Krishna River Management Board to immediately stop Andhra Pradesh from going ahead with the Rayalaseema lift irrigation scheme contending that its plans for increasing drawal of water from the river were in contravention of how the water is to be shared between the two states. Hours after the Centre on Wednesday announced that it was …

Victory for Telangana as Centre Greenlights Krishna River Water Share Resolution
1 year, 3 months ago

Victory for Telangana as Centre Greenlights Krishna River Water Share Resolution

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: In a major victory for Telangana state, the Central government on Thursday announced a mechanism under which individual shares of Krishna River water will be decided between Telangana state and Andhra Pradesh. Telangana state has been seeking 575 TMC ft of water as its share and has been pressing the Centre to issue terms of reference to KWDT-II restricting …

BJP Spreading Half-Truths on Krishna River Water Share: BRS
1 year, 3 months ago

BJP Spreading Half-Truths on Krishna River Water Share: BRS

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: The dispute over Krishna river water sharing between Telangana and Andhra Pradesh has led to a war of words between the BJP and BRS, with both parties accusing each other of being responsible for Telangana's smaller share of the river's water. Rama Rao criticised the BJP for suggesting that the Centre was holding back Telangana's demand for a 50-50 …

Palamuru-Rangareddy Lift Irrigation Scheme | KWDT-II turns down Andhra’s plea to stay Telangana G.O. allocating water
1 year, 3 months ago

Palamuru-Rangareddy Lift Irrigation Scheme | KWDT-II turns down Andhra’s plea to stay Telangana G.O. allocating water

The Hindu  

hyderabad The Krishna Water Disputes Tribunal chaired by Justice Brijesh Kumar has turned down the interlocutory application filed by Andhra Pradesh seeking stay on G.O.246 dated August 18, 2022 issued by Telangana for utilising 90 tmc ft water for Palamuru-Rangareddy Lift Irrigation Scheme from out of 75% dependable flows from Srisailam reservoir. issued by Telangana in August last year, the …

Stop Power Generation at Srisailam: RSSS
1 year, 5 months ago

Stop Power Generation at Srisailam: RSSS

Deccan Chronicle  

KURNOOL: Rayalaseema Saguneeti Sadhana Samiti demanded the state government stop power generation from the Srisailam reservoir keeping the water crisis in view. Raising serious concerns about the water levels in the reservoir, Bojja Dasaratharami Reddy, the president of RSSS, said at a media conference on Sunday that if the water level dropped below 854 ft, it would hinder the possibility …

Issue of Krishna water sharing remains deadlocked
1 year, 10 months ago

Issue of Krishna water sharing remains deadlocked

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: The meeting convened by the Krishna River Management Board to finalise sharing of water reserves between Telangana and Andhra Pradesh remained deadlocked as irrigation officials from Andhra Pradesh did not turn up. The water levels in Srisailam and Nagarjunasagar projects on Krishna are coming down even before the onset of summer due to generation of hydel power by both …

KTR invited to deliver keynote address at US water congress
1 year, 11 months ago

KTR invited to deliver keynote address at US water congress

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Municipal administration and urban development minister K.T. Rama Rao has been invited to deliver the keynote address at the World Environmental and Water Resources Congress to be held in Nevada of USA from May 21-25. In the invite, the American Society of Civil Engineers-Environmental and Water Resources Institute said it would like to hear the story behind the speedy …

SC asks CWC & Godavari Board to consider revised DPR of Kaleshwaram project
2 years ago

SC asks CWC & Godavari Board to consider revised DPR of Kaleshwaram project

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Central Water Commission and Godavari River Management Board to consider the Telangana government’s revised detailed project report relating the Kaleshwaram lift irrigation scheme which is already pending with two authorities. The court clarified that its status quo order pertained to the physical aspects of the project and did not impede the …

Hyderabad: SC relief for TS govt on Kaleshwaram project
2 years ago

Hyderabad: SC relief for TS govt on Kaleshwaram project

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: In a partial relief to the Telangana government, the Supreme Court on Monday modified its earlier status quo order on the Kaleshwaram lift irrigation scheme work meant to enhance its intake capacity. The apex court permitted the Godavari River Management Board and the Central Water Commission to consider the pleas submitted by the Telangana government seeking approval to undertake …

KRMB violation: CM Jagan files complaint against Telangana
2 years ago

KRMB violation: CM Jagan files complaint against Telangana

Deccan Chronicle  

VIJAYAWADA: Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy has lodged a complaint with the Centre against the Telangana government, saying it is “acting unilaterally” in the Srisailam and Nagarjuna Sagar joint reservoir projects on River Krishna and is violating all the operational protocols, agreements and directives of the Krishna River Management Board. He complained that even though the minimum water level in …

KRMB asked to stop AP projects on Krishna
2 years, 2 months ago

KRMB asked to stop AP projects on Krishna

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: The Telangana state irrigation department has yet again urged the Krishna River Management Board to restrain Andhra Pradesh from unauthorised constructions and expansion of various projects on the river in its state. In a letter to the KRMB, the state irrigation engineer-in-chief C. Muralidhar said the works taken up by Andhra Pradesh that involve large diversions “will seriously affect …

TS alleges AP aiming to draw water illegally from Krishna
2 years, 7 months ago

TS alleges AP aiming to draw water illegally from Krishna

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Telangana has accused Andhra Pradesh of making more plans to draw water illegally from the Krishna river and its deficit basin to an area outside the river’s basin for generation of hydropower. Irrigation engineer-in-chief Muralidhar has written to the Krishna river management board twice in a week’s time, saying AP is going ahead with the construction of a pumped …

Telangana urges CWC to stop Karnataka projects on Tungabhadra
2 years, 8 months ago

Telangana urges CWC to stop Karnataka projects on Tungabhadra

Deccan Chronicle  

Telangana, in the middle of an ongoing battle with Andhra Pradesh over sharing of Krishna river water, asked the Central Water Commission to keep in abeyance clearances given to Karnataka for Upper Bhadra and Upper Tunga projects in that state immediately. Telangana told the CWC that the Tungabhadra contributed substantially to Krishna river flows, and the present clearances to the …

TS objects to Tungabhadra projects
2 years, 8 months ago

TS objects to Tungabhadra projects

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Telangana, in the middle of an ongoing battle with Andhra Pradesh over sharing of Krishna river water, asked the Central Water Commission to keep in abeyance clearances given to Karnataka for Upper Bhadra and Upper Tunga projects in that state immediately. Telangana told the CWC that the Tungabhadra contributed substantially to Krishna river flows, and the present clearances to …

Andhra Pradesh worried, TS uses Sagar water for power generation
2 years, 8 months ago

Andhra Pradesh worried, TS uses Sagar water for power generation

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: The Andhra Pradesh government would raise the issue of the Telangana government drawing water from Nagarjunasagar dam for hydel power generation – a violation of norms -- at the Krishna River Management Board meet on May 6. We are going to raise the issue once again at the KRMB meeting, so as to stop the drawal of water from …

Telangana to Godavari Board: Only one project can be listed
2 years, 11 months ago

Telangana to Godavari Board: Only one project can be listed

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The Telangana state government on Monday strongly told the Godavari River Management Board that there was no necessity for the board’s sub-committee to discuss the jurisdiction of any project on the river other than the Peddavagu project which serves both TS and AP. The government told the board that all the other projects and components on the Godavari mentioned …

Information not forthcoming from Karnataka on Krishna water: Telangana, Andhra Pradesh
3 years, 1 month ago

Information not forthcoming from Karnataka on Krishna water: Telangana, Andhra Pradesh

The Hindu  

Telangana and Andhra Pradesh submitted in the Supreme Court on Monday that there is no information forthcoming from Karnataka for the past 14 years about how much Krishna river water it has diverted. Karnataka has sought the vacation of a November 16, 2011 of the Supreme Court which stopped the Centre from publishing in the Official Gazette the final order …

Andhra Pradesh fulfils part obligation on Krishna projects
3 years, 3 months ago

Andhra Pradesh fulfils part obligation on Krishna projects

Deccan Chronicle  

Amaravati: The Andhra Pradesh government on Thursday issued an order handing over only four components, on river Krishna that fell under the state jurisdiction, to the Krishna River Management Board in compliance with the Gazette Notification issued by the Union Jal Shakti Ministry in July this year. The Union Jal Shakti Ministry issued a notification on July 15, as per …

Union Ministry of Jal Shakti to hold meet with KRMB, GRMB chiefs
3 years, 4 months ago

Union Ministry of Jal Shakti to hold meet with KRMB, GRMB chiefs

New Indian Express  

Although both the Telugu states have agreed to cooperate with the Centre in the implementation of the jurisdiction, they have aired their concerns and sought amendments to the same. In fact, Telangana Chief Minister K Chandarsekhar Rao has requested Union Minister of Jal Shakti Gajendra Singh Shekhawat to extend the date of implementation as there was not much time and …

Andhra Pradesh flags legal issues on Krishna water dispute, rejects CJI\'s mediation
3 years, 5 months ago

Andhra Pradesh flags legal issues on Krishna water dispute, rejects CJI\'s mediation

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Andhra Pradesh government on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that the Krishna river water sharing dispute with Telangana state required adjudication, flagging legal issues that needed to be settled, while being lukewarm to the suggestion by Chief Justice N.V. Ramana to resolve the issue through mediation. As the Andhra Pradesh government lawyer G. Umapathy said, “The state …

Andhra Pradesh Refuses Mediation With Telangana On Krishna River Dispute; CJI Recuses From Hearing
3 years, 5 months ago

Andhra Pradesh Refuses Mediation With Telangana On Krishna River Dispute; CJI Recuses From Hearing

Live Law  

The State of Andhra Pradesh on Wednesday informed Supreme Court that it wants adjudication of its writ petition filed against the State of Telangana over a dispute regarding sharing of Krishna river water. The Supreme Court had on Monday asked the States of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana to settle amicably, their dispute over sharing of Krishna river water. During the …

'Belong to Both Andhra, Telangana': CJI Ramana Says Won't Hear Krishna River Dispute
3 years, 5 months ago

'Belong to Both Andhra, Telangana': CJI Ramana Says Won't Hear Krishna River Dispute

News 18  

Chief Justice NV Ramana on Monday chose to opt out of the dispute between Andhra Pradesh and Telangana over the sharing of river Krishna waters on legal issues. Andhra Pradesh last month moved the Supreme Court over the Krishna River dispute, alleging the Telangana government had deprived it of its legitimate share of water for drinking and irrigation purposes. The …

Resolve Krishna water dispute amicably: SC to Andhra Pradesh, Telangana govts
3 years, 5 months ago

Resolve Krishna water dispute amicably: SC to Andhra Pradesh, Telangana govts

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Monday advised Andhra Pradesh and Telangana to amicably resolve the dispute on sharing the Krishna river water for drinking and irrigation, “without the involvement of any third party”. Dushyant Dave, on his part, commended the CJI’s views, adding he would have to speak to the competent authorities in the Andhra Pradesh government. Otherwise, we will have …

CJI Ramana Expresses Difficulty In Hearing Andhra-Telangana Water Disputes; Calls For Amicable Settlement
3 years, 5 months ago

CJI Ramana Expresses Difficulty In Hearing Andhra-Telangana Water Disputes; Calls For Amicable Settlement

Live Law  

The Supreme Court has asked the States of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana to settle amicably, their dispute over sharing of Krishna river water. Senior Advocate Dushyant Dave, appearing for the State of Andhra Pradesh, sought time to seek instructions in the matter. The Court was hearing a writ petition filed by State of Andhra Pradesh over a dispute with the …

Andhra Pradesh and Telangana water-share war seems far from over
3 years, 5 months ago

Andhra Pradesh and Telangana water-share war seems far from over

Business Standard  

Andhra Pradesh and Telangana water-share war seems far from over The two boards, say experts, will limit states' share of water to only up to their requirement Premium The Jal Shakti ministry on July 15 had notified the Krishna and Godavari river management boards, transferring to them the operation of all projects in the two river basins in Andhra and …

Centre orders KRMB, GRMB to overlook irrigational projects in Krishna and Godavari
3 years, 5 months ago

Centre orders KRMB, GRMB to overlook irrigational projects in Krishna and Godavari

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The Centre on Friday issued notification and directed the Krishna and Godavari River Managament Boards to overlook all the irrigational projects, putting an end to the ongoing row between Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. According to the notification issued on late Thursday night, 36 projects have been assigned to the Krishna River Management Board, while 71 project have been brought …

Unilateral & Indiscriminate Drawing of Water by Telangana: Andhra Pradesh moves Supreme Court
3 years, 6 months ago

Unilateral & Indiscriminate Drawing of Water by Telangana: Andhra Pradesh moves Supreme Court

Live Law  

The State of Andhra Pradesh has filed a writ petition before the Supreme Court over a dispute with the State of Telangana regarding sharing of Krishna river water.The writ petition seeks to direct the Union of India to notify the Krishna River Management Board's jurisdiction under Section 87 of the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014. The State of Andhra Pradesh …

Andhra Pradesh, Telangana step up security at Nagarjuna Sagar and Srisailam dams
3 years, 6 months ago

Andhra Pradesh, Telangana step up security at Nagarjuna Sagar and Srisailam dams

The Hindu  

The water war between Andhra Pradesh and Telangana appears to be hotting up with the authorities of both the States stepping up security on their respective sides at the Nagarjuna Sagar and Srisailam dams. At Srisailam Special Correspondent writes from Anantapur: The Kurnool district police deployed security personnel at the Srisailam dam to ensure the safety of the structure and …

Tension over power generation at Nagarjunasagar continues
3 years, 6 months ago

Tension over power generation at Nagarjunasagar continues

The Hindu  

Simmering tension over power generation by Telangana at Nagarjunasagar continued on the third day on Thursday, even as senior officials from Andhra Pradesh who crossed the border with a letter of protest returned ‘unacknowledged’ and disappointed. Visible protest In response to Telangana’s firm stand, the Andhra Pradesh government marked its visible protest on Thursday by fortifying its side of the …

Telangana adopts tough stance on sharing of river waters
4 years, 5 months ago

Telangana adopts tough stance on sharing of river waters

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: A high-level meeting chaired by Telangana chief minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao unanimously decided to play hard ball when an apex meeting is convened to try to resolve the long-standing dispute between Andhra Pradesh and Telangana over sharing the waters of the Krishna and Godavari rivers. The meeting held at Pragathi Bhavan, the office-cum-residence of the chief minister, discussed a …

Krishna River Management Board Directs Andhra Govt to Stop Work on Rayalaseema Irrigation Project
4 years, 5 months ago

Krishna River Management Board Directs Andhra Govt to Stop Work on Rayalaseema Irrigation Project

News 18  

The Krishna River Management Board has instructed the Andhra Pradesh government not to proceed with the tender process for the Rayalaseema Lift Irrigation Scheme till it was appraised by the Board and the Central Water Commission and also sanctioned by the Apex Council. The project report of RLIS has not been submitted to the KRMB and CWC for appraisal, therefore, …

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