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The KRMB has planned for installation of nine more telemetry systems for stepping up the monitoring mechanism under the two joint projects - Srisailam and Nagarjuna Sagar.

The salaries component alone would be in the order of Rs 6.05 crores while Rs 4.89 crores would go for payment of allowances.

K Chandrashekhar Rao said the Congress government had failed on all fronts

Taking into consideration the drinking water needs of both the States, the Board allotted 5.5 tmc of water to Andhra Pradesh while Telangana was allowed to meet its requirements from the balance available in project.

The AP Re-organization Act, 2014, mandates that the successor states -Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, provide necessary funds to KRMB for its functioning besides the staff salaries and allowances.

The Board officials made it clear that Telangana had already exhausted its allotted quota of 35 tmc for the current water year. In fact it had drawn more.

It is likely to be held again on April 12 at Jala Soudha in Hyderabad. The meeting is considered important because the review on the water availability in the joint projects and their sharing.

The water indents of both the States would be reviewed taking into considerable the availability of water in the live storage of both the projects.

But certain structural issues observed in the project have to be addressed on permanent basis on the 57-year-old major irrigation project.

Telangana was entrusted with maintenance works on the project as the Nagarjuna Sagar Dam and some of its utilities were under its operational control till November 29, 2023

Addressing a press conference, BJP leader Narsaiah said the conflict between the two Telugu States, was taking place as the Congress-led UPA government had drafted the AP Reorganisation Act, with a lot of litigation creating problems

Former minister and BRS MLA G Jagadish Reddy countered that Revanth Reddy himself had yielded to the Centre and relinquished control of the State's irrigation projects. , former minister and BRS MLA G Jagadish Reddy countered, asserting that Revanth Reddy himself had yielded to the Centre and relinquished control of the State's irrigation projects.

BRS MLA Krishna Mohan Reddy staged a protest at the Jurala project, objecting to the State government's decision to transfer Telangana projects to the Krishna River Management Board (KRMB).

On Friday, Irrigation Secretary Rahul Bojja and Engineer-in-Chief (General) C Muralidhar emphasized that no decision has been made regarding transferring operational control of the Nagarjuna Sagar Dam and Srisailam project to the Krishna River Management Board (KRMB)

On Friday, members of Parliament from the BRS expressed vehement objection to the Ministry of Jal Shakti's decision to transfer jurisdiction and management of joint projects in the Krishna basin to the Krishna River Management Board (KRMB)

For the first time in its 10 years of existence, the KRMB executed its own orders releasing water to the NSP right main canal in response to Andhra Pradesh's water indent with the protection of the CRPF forces.

This will be in addition to 48 tmc Telangana state has utilised so far this year and 98 tmc by Andhra Pradesh

The fresh indent placed by Andhra Pradesh seeking immediate release of five TMC of water was strongly opposed at the three-member committee meeting of the Krishna River Management Board (KRMB) held here on Friday.

The state Engineer-in-Chief, Department of Irrigation C Muralidhar wanted the KRMB authorities stop the illegal activity taken up by the Government of AP to protect the genuine and legitimate claims of the people of Telangana on Krishna water

Priority to meet drinking water needs of Hyderabad, Nalgonda, Suryapet and Khammam