Karnataka’s push to raise Almatti Dam height on the Krishna River has sparked concerns in Telangana over reduced water share. With the project’s approval, neighboring states are preparing to challenge it legally, fearing droughts and delayed water supplies downstream
The project, initially known as the Srisailam Left Bank Canal Tunnel Project, has been on cards since 1983. But the works on the project commenced only in 2006.
The Chief Minister said the State government was taking several measures for the past six and half years which brought in a qualitative change in the water resources management.