KRMB urged to look into Telangana water requirements

Hyderabad: The State government has urged the Krishna River Management Board (KRMB) to look into the water requirements of Telangana as per Godavari Water Disputes Tribunal (GWDT) Award and take initiatives to undo the injustice to the State. It also requested the Board to take steps to remove component number.1.12 from the Schedule 1 and […]

Hyderabad: The State government has urged the Krishna River Management Board (KRMB) to look into the water requirements of Telangana as per Godavari Water Disputes Tribunal (GWDT) Award and take initiatives to undo the injustice to the State.

It also requested the Board to take steps to remove component number.1.12 from the Schedule 1 and 2 of the Gazette Notification issued by the Centre in July 2021.

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In a letter to KRMB Chairman, Irrigation and Command Area Development (CAD) department Engineer-in-Chief (General) Ch Muralidhar said that in the schedule -1 and 2 of the Gazette Notification, Srisailam Left Bank Canal (SLBC) was shown as two components namely – SLBC: Intake, Tunnel, Reservoir, and SLBC Additional 10 TMC intake and appurtenant works.

In fact, erstwhile Andhra Pradesh has enhanced the ayacut under SLBC from three lakh acres to four lakh acres but the quantum of water utilisation was not enhanced correspondingly from 30 TMC. Hence, the Telangana government has increased the quantum of water from 30 to 40 TMC to commensurate with the ayacut which was increased from three lakh acres to four lakh acres.

The same intake is utilised for all the water and no additional intake and appurtenant works are there. The same fact is already clarified to the KRMB several times. Hence, the component number.1.12 may be deleted from the Schedule 1 and 2.

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