Tension over power generation at Nagarjunasagar continues
3 years, 9 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 projects with police forces, also expressing readiness for any future action. An official attempt, however, to protest Telangana’s stand on water usage to generate power was made by its Irrigation and Revenue officials late on Thursday. According to Superintending Engineer of NSP Purushottama Ganga Raju, who entered Nagarjunasagar to register the protest with the NSP Chief Engineer, Telangana was setting aside irrigation responsibilities for power production and letting the water go waste.

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Telangana Hits Record 16,918 MW Power Demand on Thursday
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Telangana Hits Record 16,918 MW Power Demand on Thursday

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Telangana witnessed its highest-ever peak power demand of 16918 MW on March 13, surpassing the previous record of 16,869 MW recorded on March 7. The increased domestic demand due to heat wave conditions and rise in power demand for rabi crops have led to growing demand in the state. Telangana is continuously witnessing over 16,000 MW of power demand …

AP, TG agree to optimise usage of Krishna water
1 month ago

AP, TG agree to optimise usage of Krishna water

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: The Andhra Pradesh and Telangana states have agreed to optimise the usage of Krishna water based on their requirement for cultivation of crops and drinking water purposes up until May-end. As per the discussions held between the two states at the meeting, some 7,000-8,000 cusecs of water is to be drawn from the Nagarjuna Sagar dam for the Left …

KRMB suggests AP, Telangana to use water judiciously to meet needs till May-end
1 month ago

KRMB suggests AP, Telangana to use water judiciously to meet needs till May-end

The Hindu  

HYDERABAD The Krishna River Management Board has suggested the two member States – Andhra Pradesh and Telangana – to utilise available water in the two common reservoirs Srisailam and Nagarjunasagar judiciously till the arrival of fresh flood as only about 60 tmcft water is available above minimum draw down level as of now. Chairman of the river board Atul Jain …

Telangana urges NDSA to step in and save Srisailam dam
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1 month, 1 week ago

Telangana urges NDSA to step in and save Srisailam dam

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD: Expressing concerns over the deterioration in the plunge pool area of the Srisailam dam, which poses a serious threat to the safety of the dam, Telangana Irrigation officials requested the National Dam Safety Authority to intervene and ensure the safety of the dam. “Constructed in 1981 across the Krishna river, this multipurpose dam is a critical asset that provides …

Stop AP from diverting Krishna water: Revanth asks Centre
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Stop AP from diverting Krishna water: Revanth asks Centre

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy has taken a serious note of the Andhra Pradesh government’s decision to divert Krishna water through the Nagarjunasagar right canal. In a high-level review meeting held on Monday with irrigation minister N. Uttam Kumar Reddy and senior officials, Revanth Reddy expressed concerns over Andhra Pradesh's unauthorised diversion of the Krishna water. The Chief Minister …

Telangana to present its initiatives in water use efficiency at national meet: Uttam Kumar Reddy
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Telangana to present its initiatives in water use efficiency at national meet: Uttam Kumar Reddy

The Hindu  

HYDERABAD Minister for Irrigation and Civil Supplies N. Uttam Kumar Reddy has asked the irrigation authorities to improve monitoring and accountability on the progress of projects and any laxity in executing the works decided won’t be tolerated. He said this at a meeting with senior officials of the department here on Saturday to review the State’s irrigation strategy ahead of …

Huge win for Telangana in Krishna river battle with AP
2 months, 2 weeks 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 …

Repairs of Nagarjunasagar canals, small lifts a priority to increase ayacut: Uttam
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Repairs of Nagarjunasagar canals, small lifts a priority to increase ayacut: Uttam

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Irrigation minister N. Uttam Kumar Reddy on Tuesday reiterated the government’s commitment to strengthen the Nagarjunasagar dam, its canal systems and expand the ayacut served by the project. Uttam Kumar Reddy instructed officials to divide the project into two phases and ensure the completion of Phase-I to irrigate 7,600 acres by the upcoming Kharif season. Similar repairs will be …

Arguments aside, rise of Telangana as country’s paddy bowl is not an overnight miracle
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Arguments aside, rise of Telangana as country’s paddy bowl is not an overnight miracle

The Hindu  

From a State that was dependant on rice from other States to meet its Public Distribution System needs when it came into being in June 2014, the journey of Telangana to be one of the leading paddy producing States in the country, by not only meeting its own needs but those of other States, has been remarkable. Stating that the …

Push for 70% of water allocation in Krishna basin to Telangana as per international practices: Revanth Reddy
4 months ago

Push for 70% of water allocation in Krishna basin to Telangana as per international practices: Revanth Reddy

The Hindu  

Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy said the officials should push for 70% of water allocation in the Krishna basin to Telangana as the river covers 70% of area in Telangana and 30% in Andhra Pradesh. The international principles and practices of water sharing are in tune with the argument that water allocation should be made in the same proportion depending …

Andhra, Telangana Officials Sign Deal to Resolve Nagarjunasagar Dam Disputes
4 months 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 …

Telangana will be a role model in power production: Bhatti
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Telangana will be a role model in power production: Bhatti

Deccan Chronicle  

Warangal: Telangana will be transformed into a model state in terms of power production, said Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka on Saturday. Keeping in view the power demand by 2030, the government was taking steps to produce 20,000 MW of green electricity and solar power as well as pump storage energy involving moving water between reservoirs. The government will …

Water release at Tungabhadra dam to help more hydel generation in Telangana, A.P.
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Water release at Tungabhadra dam to help more hydel generation in Telangana, A.P.

The Hindu  

The washing away of 19th crest gate on the spillway of Tungabhadra Dam, an inter-State project located in Karnataka, late on Saturday night due to the snapping of the chain link used for its operation and the resultant release of water from other gates too is likely to help Telangana and Andhra Pradesh generate more hydro-electric power. “It’s an unfortunate …

Two Telangana irrigation schemes yet to come into operation
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Two Telangana irrigation schemes yet to come into operation

Hindustan Times  

Two major lift irrigation projects, taken up by the previous Bharat Rashtra Samithi government in Telangana at a cost of more than ₹1.25 lakh crore in the last 10 years, have failed to justify the expenditure incurred on them, according to the reports tabled by the present Congress government, during the budget session of the state assembly session. While the …

Full Water Supply for Kharif, Rabi: Ponguleti
7 months, 3 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 …

Water Storage and Supply Disrupted in Key Telangana Irrigation Projects
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Water Storage and Supply Disrupted in Key Telangana Irrigation Projects

Deccan Chronicle  

Adilabad/Nalgonda: Even as most irrigation projects received are good inflows, storing water in the projects or supplying it downstream has been affected for various reasons. Meanwhile, at Nagarjunasagar, water release to the left canal was increased to 8,022 cusecs from 7,610 cusecs to fill up irrigation tanks downstream in Nalgonda, Suryapet and Khammam districts. The project holds 298 tmc ft …

Delay In Executing Irrigation Projects Costs Telangana Exchequer Rs 1 Lakh Cr More: CAG
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Delay In Executing Irrigation Projects Costs Telangana Exchequer Rs 1 Lakh Cr More: CAG

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The cost of 20 irrigation projects commenced between 1983 and 2018 in Telangana doubled from over Rs 1 lakh crore to Rs 2 lakh crore as of March 2023, due to non-completion, the CAG report has said. In addition to this, the government has a pending liability of Rs 8,971 crore in respect of 13 incomplete irrigation projects, the …

Officials release water from Nagarjunasagar project to canal system for irrigation
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Officials release water from Nagarjunasagar project to canal system for irrigation

New Indian Express  

NALGONDA: Irrigation Minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy along with Roads and Buildings Minister Komatireddy Venkat Reddy and other officials on Friday released water from the Nagarjunasagar project to the canal system on Friday. The second zone, including Khammam and Bhadradri-Kothagudem districts, would start receiving water next week, he said. The water level in the Nagarjunasagar reservoir, which had dipped to …

Telangana government to focus on irrigation projects that require less funds
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Telangana government to focus on irrigation projects that require less funds

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD : Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy has focused mainly on six irrigation projects, which can be completed with less funds. They include Nilwai project in Mancherial district, Primpri Lift Irrigation Scheme in Nirmal district, Palemvagu in Jayashankar-Bhupalpally district, Matthadivagu in Adilabad district, SRSP stage-2 in Warangal and Sadarmat in Nirmal district. The BRS government raised huge amounts of loans …

Krishna Delta faces water shortage until August due to neglect of previous regime
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Krishna Delta faces water shortage until August due to neglect of previous regime

New Indian Express  

VIJAYAWADA: Water Resources Minister Nimmala Ramanaidu has felt that there is no possibility of releasing irrigation water to Krishna delta ayacut till August. While 30 to 40 TMC of water used to be stored in the Pulichintala project, not even half TMC is available now, and because of the negligence of previous YSRC regime in maintaining the motors of the …

Drinking Water Scarcity Across North Telangana Districts, Contaminated Water in Taps
1 year ago

Drinking Water Scarcity Across North Telangana Districts, Contaminated Water in Taps

Deccan Chronicle  

Nizamabad: Drinking water problems arose in many areas of north Telangana districts ahead of the summer season. Tribal areas in Utnoor agency area in undivided Adilabad district witnessed a shortage in drinking water supply. Under the Karimnagar municipal corporation limits, people said irregular timings for drinking water supply was affecting their schedules. “There is no need to worry about drinking …

Restrain Andhra Pradesh from drawing more Srisailam water: Telangana to KRMB
1 year 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
1 year, 1 month 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 …

Telangana: Revanth dares KCR for a debate in Assembly
1 year, 1 month 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 …

Krishna River Management Board calls for meet on Nagarjunasagar, Srisailam projects
1 year, 2 months 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 …

AP Regressed in 30 years, Hyderabad is Progressing: Naidu
1 year, 2 months ago

AP Regressed in 30 years, Hyderabad is Progressing: Naidu

Deccan Chronicle  

VIJAYAWADA: Telugu Desam chief Nara Chandrababu Naidu has observed that Andhra Pradesh has regressed by 30 years under the YSR Congress government while Hyderabad is progressing. “Amaravati would also have flourished if the TD government continued in power,” Naidu said while addressing a public meeting organised under the name Ra Kadali Ra in Tiruvuru of NTR district on Sunday. Reiterating …

Andhra Pradesh govt takes over half of Nagarjunasagar Dam while Telangana was busy in elections: Details
1 year, 4 months ago

Andhra Pradesh govt takes over half of Nagarjunasagar Dam while Telangana was busy in elections: Details

Op India  

In a late-night operation, the Andhra Pradesh government reportedly took over half of the Nagarjunasagar Dam on the Krishna river, and released water to its side. Upon learning of the move, when some Telangana officials arrived with local cops, they were told that the Andhra police personnel and the irrigation officials were there on orders of the Jagan Mohan Reddy …

Telangana asks KRMB to stop AP from going ahead with RLIS
1 year, 5 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 …

Palamuru-Rangareddy Lift Irrigation Scheme | KWDT-II turns down Andhra’s plea to stay Telangana G.O. allocating water
1 year, 6 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 …

TS in power surplus: KTR raps Opposition
1 year, 6 months ago

TS in power surplus: KTR raps Opposition

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: IT minister K.T. Rama Rao said that Telangana had become a power-surplus state despite providing round-the-clock free supply to farmers, rapping the BJP and Congress-ruled states that were facing energy deficits. In a social media post on X, Rama Rao said that the double-engine states of BJP-governed and Congress-governed states or those of its coalition partners are facing power …

Krishna Basin irrigation projects in Telugu States may be hit hard by rainfall deficit
1 year, 7 months ago

Krishna Basin irrigation projects in Telugu States may be hit hard by rainfall deficit

The Hindu  

Crops in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh stand to be hit hard, particularly under the Nagarjuna Sagar Dam, due to rainfall deficit in the upper catchment areas of the Krishna Basin in Maharashtra and Karnataka. The Srisailam reservoir supplements water to the Nagarjuna Sagar, downstream projects, and a large number of lift irrigation/canal systems in the Telugu-speaking States. The two States …

Stop Power Generation at Srisailam: RSSS
1 year, 7 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 …

Control release of water from Srisailam: Panel
1 year, 8 months ago

Control release of water from Srisailam: Panel

Deccan Chronicle  

Kurnool: The leaders of Rayalaseema Saguneeti Sadhana Samithi have called upon the people of Rayalaseema region to unite and demand that water should not be released to Nagarjuna Sagar downstream until the water level in the Srisailam reservoir reaches 854 feet. While projects such as Prakasam Barrage, Nagarjuna Sagar, Srisailam, Pulichintala, Pattiseema, and Polavaram have been realised to meet the …

Telangana to generate 20 GW power, says Harish Rao
1 year, 9 months ago

Telangana to generate 20 GW power, says Harish Rao

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Telangana’s electricity production has reached 17,000 MW, with plans to increase it to 20,000 MW by the end of the year, said finance minister T. Harish Rao. This achievement places Telangana in a position to export electricity from next year, he said, reflecting the implementation of a ₹40,000-crore power distribution system. Speaking at the fourth edition of CFO Conclave …

AP seeks curbs on TS in drawal of Krishna water
1 year, 11 months ago

AP seeks curbs on TS in drawal of Krishna water

Deccan Chronicle  

Anantapur: The AP irrigation department has urged the Krishna River Management Board to allow it draw at least 7tmc-ft of water from the Srisailam Reservoir to meet the immediate drinking water needs of the state this summer season. It has also pointed out to the board that Telangana state has already utilised 90.36tmc-ft more water than its allotted quota of …

KRMB violation: CM Jagan files complaint against Telangana
2 years, 3 months 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, 5 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 …

Andhra Pradesh to complete several irrigation projects in north Andhra expeditiously
2 years, 5 months ago

Andhra Pradesh to complete several irrigation projects in north Andhra expeditiously

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: The AP water resources authorities have promised to complete the several ongoing irrigation projects in north Andhra region by the kharif season in 2023. Water resources engineer-in-chief C Narayana Reddy told the media here on Tuesday that some of these were pending for several years. In north Andhra region, between 2004 and 2014, nearly 89,200 acres of land was …

TS, AP in fresh row over power generation
2 years, 6 months ago

TS, AP in fresh row over power generation

Deccan Chronicle  

Visakhapatnam: A fresh dispute erupted between Andhra Pradesh and Telangana following reports of TSGenco drawing water from Srisailam left bank for power generation. While the AP government raised an objection, its water resources department’s engineer-in-chief C. Narayana Reddy dashed off a letter to the chairman of Krishna River Management Board seeking his immediate intervention. He said that in the KRMB …

Six gates of Nagarjunasagar Dam opened partially
2 years, 7 months ago

Six gates of Nagarjunasagar Dam opened partially

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: Heavy water inflow into the Krishna river following rainfall in its catchment areas forced the Telangana authorities to open six radial crest gates of the Nagarjunasagar dam to release water downstream. G. Paramesh, the deputy executive engineer of the Telangana water resources authority, said, “We are going to lift six gates by 10 feet to discharge surplus water downstream …

TS alleges AP aiming to draw water illegally from Krishna
2 years, 10 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 …

Andhra Pradesh worried, TS uses Sagar water for power generation
2 years, 11 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 …

Despite high demand, power supply regular in Telangana
3 years ago

Despite high demand, power supply regular in Telangana

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: As the power consumption is increasing in high proportions in the state for the past 10 days, the Telangana government is making sure uninterrupted power supply to the domestic and the agriculture sectors. The peak level of 14,160 MW power was utilised on March 29, and 14,019 on March 30 and 13,982 MWs on March 31. A higher official …

Rein in Telangana's 'Illegal' Water Siphoning for Power: Jagan to PM
3 years, 9 months ago

Rein in Telangana's 'Illegal' Water Siphoning for Power: Jagan to PM

News 18  

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy on Thursday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, urging him to rein in Telangana from “illegally” drawing water for power generation and to deploy Central forces at common reservoirs to protect the state’s interests. “Your kind intervention is sought in this regard and I further request that direction be given to the …

Jagan urges PM to stop TS from drawing water illegally from Krishna
3 years, 9 months ago

Jagan urges PM to stop TS from drawing water illegally from Krishna

The Hindu  

Jagan Mohan Reddy has written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking a direction to Telangana to stop illegal drawal of water from the Krishna river for power generation without water release orders from the Krishna River Management Board, and that Telangana’s unauthorised drawals be accounted for as utilisation by it against the agreed allocation of 299 tmcft. Low …

Andhra Pradesh, Telangana step up security at Nagarjuna Sagar and Srisailam dams
3 years, 9 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 …

Krishna River Management Board Directs Andhra Govt to Stop Work on Rayalaseema Irrigation Project
4 years, 8 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, …

Telangana asked to submit DPRs of irrigation projects to KRMB
4 years, 8 months ago

Telangana asked to submit DPRs of irrigation projects to KRMB

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The Krishna River Management Board on Thursday asked the Telangana government to furnish the detailed project reports of new projects that require clearance from KRMB and the Central Water Commission and the sanction of the apex council consisting of Union minister for Jal Shakti and the chief ministers of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. These projects include the Palamuru Rangareddy …

K Chandrasekhar Rao: River linking will benefit Telangana, AP
5 years, 7 months ago

K Chandrasekhar Rao: River linking will benefit Telangana, AP

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao on Thursday stressed the need for linking Krishna and Godavari Rivers adding that only that would solve the water woes in both the Telugu speaking states. While addressing a press conference at Edula reservoir in Mahbubnagar district after inspecting the works of the Palamuru- Ranga Reddy lift irrigation scheme, Mr Rao said that if …

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