Gali wants AP, TS to jointly fight against ‘illegal’ projects
8 years ago

Gali wants AP, TS to jointly fight against ‘illegal’ projects

The Hindu  

Telugu Desam Party senior leader Gali Muddukrishnam Naidu has suggested that the Telangana and Andhra Pradesh Governments join hands in their struggle against the projects being constructed across Krishna and Godavari rivers “illegally” by upper riparian States of Karnataka and Maharashtra. Lift irrigation scheme Mr. Naidu expressed concern over the reports that the Telangana Government was opposing Purushottapatnam lift irrigation scheme proposed by the AP Government to cater to drinking water needs of East Godavari and Visakhapatnam districts. The Telangana Government had, in fact, taken up several projects on Godavari like Kaleswaram and Dindi and Palamuru Rangareddy lift irrigation schemes on Krishna river. The Government had called for tenders for works on the projects in spite of the fact that they would need the permission of the Krishna River Management Board, Central Water Commission and other agencies as they did not find mention in the AP Reorganisation Act.

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AP, TG agree to optimise usage of Krishna water
3 weeks, 3 days 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 …

AP Diverting Water Beyond River Basin Areas: TG to Krishna Tribunal
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1 month ago

AP Diverting Water Beyond River Basin Areas: TG to Krishna Tribunal

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Andhra Pradesh was diverting 333 tmc ft of water from the Krishna river to areas that fall outside of the river basin region, and this was severely affecting water supply in Telangana, and agriculture in the state, the Krishna Water Disputes Tribunal-II was informed by Telangana on Wednesday. The KWDT-II began its three-day final arguments in Delhi on the …

River Waters Dispute With AP: Centre Assures to Protect TG Interests
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1 month ago

River Waters Dispute With AP: Centre Assures to Protect TG Interests

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The Centre has assured the Telangana government that it will help protect the state’s river waters by initiating immediate steps to ensure fair water distribution and prevent unauthorised withdrawals from River Krishna by Andhra Pradesh, irrigation minister N. Uttam Kumar Reddy has said. “We secured a firm assurance from the Union minister that the Centre will intervene in addressing …

Uttam seeks Centre’s intervention in Krishna water dispute, seeks funding for Musi river, irrigation projects
1 month ago

Uttam seeks Centre’s intervention in Krishna water dispute, seeks funding for Musi river, irrigation projects

The Hindu  

Irrigation and Civil Supplies Minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy has demanded immediate intervention of the Union government in the Krishna water dispute to prevent any injustice to Telangana. Speaking at the 2nd All India State Water Ministers’ Conference, 2025, organised by the Ministry of Jal Shakti, at Udaipur on Tuesday, Mr. Uttam Kumar urged the Centre to take steps to …

Uttam Seeks Centre’s Support Sought for Musi Project
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1 month ago

Uttam Seeks Centre’s Support Sought for Musi Project

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Irrigation minister N. Uttam Kumar Reddy on Tuesday took the Krishna river water dispute with Andhra Pradesh to the national stage, highlighting the alleged illegal diversion of the river’s water while speaking at the second All India Irrigation Ministers Conference in Udaipur. Uttam Kumar Reddy insisted on the installation of telemetry instruments to monitor Krishna water usage and called …

Polavaram-Banakacharla Project to Transform AP: Assn.
1 month ago

Polavaram-Banakacharla Project to Transform AP: Assn.

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: The Polavaram-Banakacharla Interconnection Project will significantly transform the drought-prone regions of Andhra Pradesh, said Venkata Gopala Krishna Rao, the state president of the Federation of Irrigation Users' Associations and vice chairman of the Nagarjunasagar Left Canal Project Committee. Rao noted that Andhra Pradesh's continued 66 per cent share in Krishna River waters, along with the state government's decision to …

Telangana: State asks IIT-H to study impact of AP's Polavaram project
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Telangana: State asks IIT-H to study impact of AP's Polavaram project

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The Telangana government has asked IIT-Hyderabad to study the flooding and submergence of areas in the state caused by backwaters of Andhra Pradesh’s Polavaram project and submit a report in one month. It may be recalled that Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy, at a meeting in January first week to review irrigation related issues, directed that officials reach out …

Telangana asks CWC to stop AP's Godvari-Banakacharla project
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Telangana asks CWC to stop AP's Godvari-Banakacharla project

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Telangana on Wednesday urged the Central Water Commission to stop Andhra Pradesh from going ahead with the Godavari-Banakacharla link project, saying the proposal violates inter-state river water sharing and was illegal as the increased use of Godavari water goes against all existing permissions that AP has. In a letter to CWC, Godavari and Krishna river management boards, Telangana’s irrigation …

A case of troubled waters
1 month, 3 weeks ago

A case of troubled waters

The Hindu  

The Andhra Pradesh government’s ambitious plan to link the waters of the Godavari and Krishna has become controversial. According to the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014, if any State wants to build a project on any river in these two States, it must inform the Godavari River Management Board and the Krishna River Management Board as well as the neighbouring …

Steps will be taken to supply Godavari water to North Andhra region through Polavaram Left Main Canal by July, says Water Resources Minister
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Steps will be taken to supply Godavari water to North Andhra region through Polavaram Left Main Canal by July, says Water Resources Minister

The Hindu  

Water Resources Minister Nimmala Rama Naidu has said the government is set to take the Godavari river water to North Andhra through Polavaram Left Main Canal by July this year as targeted by Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu. Addressing media persons after holding a review meeting on the progress of the construction of the PLMC here on Monday, Mr. Naidu …

Telangana govt urges Centre not to give nod to Godavari-Banakacherla link project
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Telangana govt urges Centre not to give nod to Godavari-Banakacherla link project

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD: The government of Telangana wrote to the Union government requesting it it to not approve or sanction funds to the Godavari-Banakacherla link project proposed by Andhra Pradesh government with an objective to utilise Godavari river flood waters. In the letter addressed to Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, Uttam argued that “any new project proposed by Andhra Pradesh or Telangana …

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 expresses concern over Godavari-Banakacherla works taken up by A.P.
2 months, 1 week ago

CM expresses concern over Godavari-Banakacherla works taken up by A.P.

The Hindu  

Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy instructed the officials concerned to put up a strong case before the Krishna Water Disputes Tribunal-II for the allocation of Krishna water to Telangana under Section 3 of the Inter-State River Water Disputes Act, 1956. The Apex Council set up under the Reorganisation Act too supported the claim for allocation of water between Telangana and …

CWC Seeks Details on AP's Godavari-Banakacharla Project
2 months, 2 weeks ago

CWC Seeks Details on AP's Godavari-Banakacharla Project

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The Central Water Commission has sought reports from the Krishna River Management Board and the Godavari River Management Board regarding the Godavari-Banakacharla project proposed by the Andhra Pradesh government. This project, recently announced by Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu, has raised concerns in Telangana, prompting Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy to direct officials to assess its potential …

T’gana to rope in IIT-H experts to study impact of Polavaram project on Godavari
2 months, 2 weeks ago

T’gana to rope in IIT-H experts to study impact of Polavaram project on Godavari

Hindustan Times  

The Telangana government has decided to rope in experts from the Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad, to study the impact of the construction of Polavaram major irrigation project on Godavari river in Telangana, an official statement said on Saturday. Considered to be the lifeline of Andhra Pradesh, the Polavaram multipurpose project is aimed at providing irrigation to 295K hectares of …

Polavaram project big threat: Revanth
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Polavaram project big threat: Revanth

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy directed officials of the irrigation department to prepare a detailed report, in collaboration with IIT-Hyderabad, on the potential impact of Polavaram project in Andhra Pradesh on Telangana. Reddy expressed concerns at the potential threat that the project posed to the famed Bhadrachalam temple, which faced significant flooding in 2022 when the Godavari river saw …

Why is the BJD opposing the Polavaram project? | Explained
3 months, 1 week ago

Why is the BJD opposing the Polavaram project? | Explained

The Hindu  

The story so far: The Biju Janata Dal has recently intensified its efforts to highlight the potential adverse impacts of the Polavaram Dam project, undertaken by the Andhra Pradesh government, on the tribal communities in Odisha’s Malkangiri district. Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu has vowed to complete the Polavaram Project on River Godavari by 2027 as the interstate …

Uttam Promises Restoration of Nizamsagar Project
3 months, 1 week ago

Uttam Promises Restoration of Nizamsagar Project

Deccan Chronicle  

Kamareddy: Irrigation minister N. Uttam Kumar Reddy on Friday said the century-old Nizamsagar project would be restored to its old glory with its original water storage area, by adopting global technology for desilting it. Uttam Kumar Reddy further noted that restrictions imposed by the water disputes tribunal had prevented utilisation of water from three barrages under the Kaleshwaram project. Despite …

Push for 70% of water allocation in Krishna basin to Telangana as per international practices: Revanth Reddy
3 months, 3 weeks 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 …

Krishna Tribunal cross-examines Andhra Pradesh witness for second day
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Krishna Tribunal cross-examines Andhra Pradesh witness for second day

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD: Andhra Pradesh witness and irrigation expert Anil Kumar Goyal was cross-examined, by Telangana’s senior advocate V Ravinder Rao, before Krishna Water Disputes Tribunal-II for the second day on Friday. Anil Kumar admitted that there is an intermediate yield of 53 tmcft in downstream between Pulichintala reservoir and Prakasam barrage. He said that AP’s Guntur Channel and Vykuntapuram Pumping Scheme …

Telangana will be a role model in power production: Bhatti
6 months, 1 week 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 …

Andhra floods: Officials say plugging Budameru breaches proves to be daunting task
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Andhra floods: Officials say plugging Budameru breaches proves to be daunting task

New Indian Express  

VIJAYAWADA: Efforts are on to plug the breaches to Budameru rivulet, which is proving to be a challenge given the extent of the breach which is reported to be 50-60 metres each. Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu said HRD Minister Nara Lokesh and Minister for Water Resources Nimmala Rama Naidu are supervising the works to plug the breaches at the …

Irrigation Officials Urge Telangana Govt to Seek IIT Roorkee Expertise for Kaleshwaram Barrages
7 months, 1 week 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. …

Two Telangana irrigation schemes yet to come into operation
7 months, 2 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 …

Telangana Govt Is Committed to Protect Kaleshwaram Project, Says Bhatti
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Telangana Govt Is Committed to Protect Kaleshwaram Project, Says Bhatti

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka, who holds charge of the finance department, reiterated that the state government was committed to protecting the Kaleshwaram lift irrigation scheme in accordance with the directors of the National Dam Safety Authority to ensure that thousands of crores of public money spent on the project did not go waste. Lashing out at the …

Heavy Rains Flood Major Irrigation Projects in Telangana
8 months ago

Heavy Rains Flood Major Irrigation Projects in Telangana

Deccan Chronicle  

Adilabad: All major irrigation projects including Yellampalli, Kadam, Sathnala and Komaram Bheem received large inflows of water following heavy rains in upstream areas. Irrigation officials released excess water from Kadam project by lifting five gates following heavy inflows into the project. The Yellampalli project also received heavy inflows while water was discharged downstream into river Godavari from the SRSP. Pranahita …

Godavari-Cuavery link plans expected to move forward in July
9 months ago

Godavari-Cuavery link plans expected to move forward in July

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: A long-pending proposal for interlinking of Godavari with Cauvery river, as part of the country’s river linking plans, is expected to make some headway in July when the National Water Development Agency meets to review the proposals, and discuss the issue with officials from the Telangana government. The meeting in addition to taking stock of Telangana’s stand on the …

Ten years after bifurcation, thorny issues remain
9 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 …

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 …

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

Change of power in Telangana may delay Godavari-Cauvery rivers interlinking project
1 year, 2 months ago

Change of power in Telangana may delay Godavari-Cauvery rivers interlinking project

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: The much-awaited signing of MoU between stakeholder States for the ambitious Godavari-Cauvery rivers interlinking project is likely to be delayed with change of government in Telangana, said senior officials in Ministry of Jal Shakti. Speaking to TNIE, on the sidelines of All India Secretaries' Conference on Water Vision@2047 - Way Ahead organised by the ministry's National Water Mission in …

BJP slams BRS govt over Medigadda, Kaleshwaram project
1 year, 4 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, 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 …

BJP Spreading Half-Truths on Krishna River Water Share: BRS
1 year, 5 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 …

Notice to Telangana Government Over Alleged Violation in Sitamma Sagar Project
1 year, 6 months ago

Notice to Telangana Government Over Alleged Violation in Sitamma Sagar Project

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: A joint committee set up by the Centre has issued a notice to the state government alleging that work was continuing with securing environmental clearance on the the Sitamma Sagar multi-purpose project across the Godavari in Bhadradri Kothagudem district. The committee, set up by the Union ministry of environment, forest and climate change issued the notice to the Telangana …

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 …

Cauvery water issue | Delta farmers in T.N. ask for all-party meeting
1 year, 7 months ago

Cauvery water issue | Delta farmers in T.N. ask for all-party meeting

The Hindu  

The Tamil Nadu Cauvery Farmers Welfare Association has urged the State government to convene an all-party meeting to discuss the stand taken by the Karnataka government to use the current crisis with regard to the non-release of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu, to justify before the Supreme Court, its objective to construct a dam across river Cauvery at Mekedatu. welcomed …

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 …

YSRCP’s destructive policies and myopic approach have wreaked havoc on irrigation projects in Andhra Pradesh, alleges Chandrababu Naidu
1 year, 7 months ago

YSRCP’s destructive policies and myopic approach have wreaked havoc on irrigation projects in Andhra Pradesh, alleges Chandrababu Naidu

The Hindu  

Telugu Desam Party national president and former Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu has flayed the YSR Congress Party government in Andhra Pradesh for “wreaking havoc on the irrigation projects by adopting destructive policies, coupled with a myopic approach.” Mr. Naidu embarked on a State-wide 10-day tour of the irrigation projects on August 1 to highlight the State’s failure in taking …

Telangana Minister KTR Condemns Centre's Discrimination Against State's Irrigation Projects
1 year, 8 months ago

Telangana Minister KTR Condemns Centre's Discrimination Against State's Irrigation Projects

ABP News  

Telangana's Bharat Rashtra Samithi Working President, KT Rama Rao, has accused the BJP-led Central government of discriminatory practices against the state's irrigation projects. In an open letter addressing the Environment Assessment Committee's deferral of environmental clearance for the Palamuru Rangareddy Lift Irrigation Scheme, Rama Rao expressed deep disappointment with what he perceives as intense discrimination by the Central government against …

Andhra Pradesh | Whose Polavaram is it anyway?
1 year, 8 months ago

Andhra Pradesh | Whose Polavaram is it anyway?

The Hindu  

On June 12, Vetla Mutyala Reddi, 36, from the Konda Reddi tribe, put forward his charter of 10 demands to the President of India, Droupadi Murmu, at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi. Aims to irrigate 4.36 lakh hectares, generate 960 MW of hydropower, supply drinking water to 611 villages 80 TMC of Godavari water to be diverted to the Krishna …

Yet another blow to water-starved Rayalaseema
1 year, 9 months ago

Yet another blow to water-starved Rayalaseema

The Hindu  

For decades, the Rayalaseema region of Andhra Pradesh comprising undivided Kurnool, Anantapur, Kadapa, and Chittoor has grappled with a water scarcity crisis, in terms of both irrigation and drinking water needs. Andhra Pradesh opposes Upper Bhadra The Andhra Pradesh government has taken legal recourse by filing an Original Suit along with an Interim Application in the Supreme Court on February …

Polavaram project works completed up to 79.61%
1 year, 9 months ago

Polavaram project works completed up to 79.61%

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: The Polavaram irrigation project works have been completed to an extent of 79.61 per cent so far. The processes of land acquisition and resettlement and rehabilitation up to 45.72 metres have been completed by 22.20 per cent; and this was done by 69.71 per cent up to 41.15 metres. “As for major components, all 48 radial gates are erected …

Andhra Pradesh: Roundtable calls for completing projects on the Krishna in Rayalaseema
1 year, 10 months ago

Andhra Pradesh: Roundtable calls for completing projects on the Krishna in Rayalaseema

The Hindu  

Irrigation projects grounded on the Krishna river in the Rayalaseema region, which had also been promised in the A.P. “Political leaders from Andhra Pradesh have ignored this, and are showing more interest to mobilise people for opposing the Upper Bhadra project in Karnataka,” the speakers said. The speakers at the roundtable, which was organised by various people’s organisations of the …

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 …

‘No tapping allocated shares of Godavari water to TS, AP in river linking project’
2 years ago

‘No tapping allocated shares of Godavari water to TS, AP in river linking project’

The Hindu  

Chairman of the task force on interlinking of rivers Sriram Vedire has stated that the Godavari-Kaveri interlinking project being planned by the Centre would not touch the water allocated to Telangana and Andhra Pradesh and only the unutilised share of other States such as Chhattisgarh would be diverted for the purpose. The NWDA authorities explained that detailed project reports on …

Relief for TS as SC stays penalty imposed by NGT for irrigation projects
2 years, 1 month ago

Relief for TS as SC stays penalty imposed by NGT for irrigation projects

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: In a relief to Telangana, the Supreme Court on Friday stayed the Rs 920 crore penalties and fines imposed by a National Green Tribunal bench at Chennai for going ahead with the construction works of Palamuru-Ranga Reddy lift irrigation scheme and Dindi irrigation project without procuring environmental clearances. The NGT southern bench in Chennai had on December 24, 2022, …

Rayalaseema activists want planned Krishna bridge redesigned
2 years, 2 months ago

Rayalaseema activists want planned Krishna bridge redesigned

Deccan Chronicle  

TIRUPATI: Rayalaseema Parirakshana Samithi founder and former MLA Byreddy Rajasekhara Reddy has demanded that central government redesign its proposed bridge across River Krishna connecting Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. Addressing a press conference at Tirupati Press Club on Wednesday along with Rayalaseema Porata Samithi convener P. Naveen Kumar Reddy, the RPS founder said as the bridge proposed by the centre would …

KRMB asked to stop AP projects on Krishna
2 years, 4 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 …

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