Andhra Pradesh police stopped a BRS delegation led by former Minister S Niranjan Reddy from visiting the Pothireddypadu head regulator. Niranjan alleged that AP was diverting Krishna water while the Telangana government was failing to safeguard farmers’ interests.
Receives only 28% of water utilised in 2024-25 water year, far below its entitled share of 34%; imbalance raises concerns over unfulfilled promise of equitable water sharing between the two Telugu States
Hyderabad: Telangana requested the Krishna River Management Board (KRMB) to stop Andhra Pradesh from releasing Krishna water through Pothireddypadu (PRP) Head Regulator and Handri Neeva Sujala Sravanti (HNSS) immediately and account for all the diverted water during the surplus period by AP against its share. It also urged that Telangana may be permitted to carry […]
"AP CM Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy did not respond positively to the suggestion of KCR to find a solution to the issue on Krishna river water," says Energy Minister Jagadish Reddy
In a letter to Jal Shakti Minister, AP CM claimed that RLIS and Pothireddypadu had all aprovals, on the contrary, he also wrote to the Union Environment Minister seeking expeditious green nods for the RLIS
"If Rajasekhar Reddy diverted Telangana water to Andhra is a thief, what should we call Jaganmohan Reddy who is diverting double the quantity of water by constructing illegal projects?" he questioned
The KRMB member Harikesh Meena wrote a letter to the Andhra Pradesh government on Monday following a complaint lodged by the Telangana Irrigation department Engineer-in-Chief C Muralidhar in this regard.
The order comes as a shot in the arm for the Telangana State government which has been arguing that AP has not taken any prior approvals for expansion of Pothireddypadu head regulator and RLIS
