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Andhra Pradesh has fast-tracked the Polavaram–Banakacherla Link Project to divert Godavari floodwaters, bypassing mandatory approvals. Telangana has raised objections, citing violations and ecological risks. Though aimed at Rayalaseema, the immediate benefits will go to the Krishna delta

Calls on the Board to immediately halt AP’s actions, citing breaches of AP Reorganisation Act, 2014, and Godavari Water Disputes Tribunal Award of 1980

This appointment was officially announced by the ministry of Jal Shakti. Pradhan is a senior officer with the Central Water Engineering Service and he will immediately assume his new responsibilities in his role as chairman

The project is estimated to cost over Rs 80,000 crore; aims to divert water from Godavari to Rayalaseema region in Krishna basin

Hyderabad: In a crucial meeting held at Jala Soudha on Thursday, the Chairman of the Krishna River Management Board (KRMB), Atul Jain, along with Member Secretary DM Roy Pure, called on the Irrigation Minister N. Uttam Kumar Reddy with a request for urgent release of funds overdue to the board. The KRMB is facing severe […]

CM Revanth Reddy started lifting of water at Sitarama project pump house at Pusugudem

They discussed the redesign and repairs of the Peddavagu project which was breached recently due to heavy rains in Kothagudem district.

The modernisation component of the project, proposed almost seven years ago, but could not find its way forward would be posed for the assistance under the Command Area Development and Water management programme.

The board sought to push forward the proposal for modernisation of the project and accordingly called for a meeting of the irrigation officials of the two States with a request to act on it with a sense of urgency.

AP government had cleared dues to the tune of Rs 4 crores to the Godavari Board and 2.4 crores to Krishna river Board.

AP officials contended that there was no scope for allowing new schemes and additional components on existing projects as the river basin was left with no surplus.

The officials of Andhra Pradesh did not turn up for the scheduled meeting as they were preoccupied with the review meetings of the AP Chief Minister.

The two river boards, that were set up under the AP State Reorganisation Act, 2014 have been seeking immediate release of funds due to them from both the beneficiary States

Hyderabad: Union Minister of State for Jal Shakti Bishweswar Tudu on Thursday said Telangana government has submitted seven Detailed Project Reports (DPRs) while Andhra Pradesh submitted one DPR to Godavari River Management Board (GRMB) on new projects. Replying to a question from Congress MP N Uttam Kumar Reddy, he said the Ministry of Jal Shakti […]

Hyderabad: Telangana has categorically informed the Godavari River Management Board (GRMB) that it could not share any information about projects in Godavari basin, except Peddavagu Medium Irrigation Project. A three-member team – Sridhar Rao Deshpande, OSD to the Chief Minister, Inter-State Water Resources Superintending Engineer R Koteswara Rao and Executive Engineer Subramanya Prasad protested the […]

Hyderabad: Telangana has once again requested Godavari River Management Board (GRMB) to submit six detailed project reports (DPRs) submitted by the former, to Central Water Commission (CWC) for according clearances without any further loss of time. In a letter to the Board Chairman, Engineer-in-Chief (General) Irrigation and Command Area Development (CAD) C Muralidhar recalled that […]

Hyderabad: With the gazette notification on projects’s control issued by the Union Jal Shakti Ministry coming into force on October 14, the Godavari River Management Board (GRMB) has proposed to supervise the operations of Peda Vagu project on Godavari River on a pilot basis. The Telangana government has already requested the Centre to postpone implementation […]

Hyderabad: The Chairpersons of the Krishna River Management Board (KRMB) and Godavari River Management Board (GRMB) will attend an emergency meeting to be convened by the Ministry of Jal Shakti (MoJS) on Monday in New Delhi to discuss pending water issues pertaining to Telangana and Andhra Pradesh in Krishna River basin. KRMB and GRMB Chairpersons […]

State govt urged the Boards to give an alternate date for the meeting so that Telangana officials can participate and present their views

TS irrigation official says the department wrote letters to KRMB and GRMB requesting to convene the full board meeting