Ten years after bifurcation, thorny issues remain
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Ten years after bifurcation, thorny issues remain

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The siblings states of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh have quarrelled over several issues over the decade after the formation of Telangana on June 2, 2014. Ten years down the line, with Telangana set to celebrate its first decade on Sunday, clarity on where some of these issues stand continues to elude both states. At the heart of this issue is the allocation of Krishna water to the two states, that was set at a ratio of 66:34 between AP and Telangana, with the two states getting 511 and 299 tmc ft respectively out of 811 tmc ft allocation that existed for unified Andhra Pradesh. Though this interim ad-hoc arrangement has stood so far, the two states are unhappy with it and Telangana insists that before a final award is given by the Krishna Water Disputes Tribunal II, the share should be fixed at 50:50. Amidst this, heated political battles between the BRS and Congress parties have been waged over the last one year in particular on how Telangana ‘mortgaged’ its interest and gave all the power to Krishna River Management Board to decide on who gets how much water.

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