BRSLP deputy leader T Harish Rao urged the Telangana government to lift available Krishna and Godavari waters at full capacity to protect standing crops. He accused the Congress government of underutilising irrigation projects, pumps and power-generation capacity.
Despite high water storage in the Krishna and Godavari basins, the Telangana government has ruled out broad-based water releases for agriculture. Officials were asked to consider usable storage, reliable inflows and drinking water needs before deciding on irrigation releases
