The KWDT-II hearings on Krishna River water sharing between Telangana and Andhra Pradesh begin on September 23 in New Delhi. Telangana demands a larger share citing catchment area, while Andhra Pradesh defends its allocation under older agreements
Senior Counsel for Telangana, CS Vaidyanathan emphasized that Telangana was only seeking fair and equitable apportionment of Krishna waters between the two States and assured that AP would not be deprived of its rightful share
Telangana has been advocating for an equitable share of Krishna River waters since the State's bifurcation. The State's hope of securing a larger share of the river water owed to a decade-long effort. The sharing of Krishna River waters is currently based on an ad hoc arrangement agreed upon by both Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, pending the final award of the Krishna Water Disputes Tribunal-II.
The Tribunal-II made it categorically clear to AP that in case of failing to comply with the orders on this count within the stipulated (extended) period, AP would forfeit its right to file it in future and the Tribunal may proceed further with the case.
AP requested for four weeks’ time, while Telangana sought two weeks to file counter affidavit. The Tribunal allowed two weeks’ time for filing rejoinder.
Hyderabad: Telangana Retired Engineers Association (TREA) here on Thursday requested the State government to take necessary steps to ensure that the Central government immediately refer the complaint under Section 3 of Interstate River Water Disputes (ISRWDT)-1956 of Telangana to the existing Krishna Water Disputes Tribunal-II (KWDT-II). Association president D Damodhar Reddy and Secretary M Shyam […]
Hyderabad: Senior officials from Krishna River Management Board (KRMB) and Godavari River Management Board (GRMB) visited the Nagarjuna Sagar Project (NSP) in Nalgonda district and Peddvaggu in Khammam district on Wednesday. The visit by the Board officials is being seen as a prelude to the Centre’s move to take over the irrigation projects on both […]
Hyderabad: The State government has urged the Krishna River Management Board (KRMB) to stop Andhra Pradesh from drawing any water to Handri Neeva Sujala Sravanti (HNSS) project till Krishna Water Disputes Tribunal-II (KWDT-II) finalizes the share of water. It also requested the KRMB to stop all construction activity taken up in violation of Andhra Pradesh […]
