Stop AP projects, Telangana urges KRMB

Hyderabad: Telangana has requested the Krishna River Management Board (KRMB) to stop all the new projects and expansion of existing projects and canals in Andhra Pradesh without the appraisal of the board and apex council. In a letter to the board chairman, TS Irrigation Engineer-in-Chief (General) urged him to communicate the information to the Secretary, […]

Hyderabad: Telangana has requested the Krishna River Management Board (KRMB) to stop all the new projects and expansion of existing projects and canals in Andhra Pradesh without the appraisal of the board and apex council.

In a letter to the board chairman, TS Irrigation Engineer-in-Chief (General) urged him to communicate the information to the Secretary, Department of Water Resources (DoWR), Ministry of Jal Shakthi for appropriate action.

Referring to the construction of Pinnapuram pumped storage hydro-electricity project by Andhra Pradesh, he said the project was based on withdrawal of Krishna waters and the order issued by the AP government was in contravention of Section 84 and 85 of the AP Reorganization Act, as any such project can be initiated or taken up only with the prior approval of the apex council.

In this regard, a request was also made to initiate necessary action to prevent AP government from taking up any further action, including calling and awarding tenders in terms of the decision in G.O.Ms.No.64 dated December 2, 2020 and to share any correspondence on all matter with Telangana.

However, no correspondence was received so far on this matter. From a deficit Krishna Basin, diverting water outside the basin and utilising for hydropower generation was highly objectionable while the in-basin areas are starving for water.

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