Andhra Pradesh has enough water to meet its needs: Telangana on Krishna water dispute
Says AP govt’s demand that TS stop power generation at Srisailam is not justifiable; AP has sufficient water in Kandaleru, Avuku, Veligonda and other projects
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AP asks KRMB to prevail upon Telangana to stop the power generation in order to maintain the required water levels at Srisailam to meet the drinking water needs of the AP people By Express News Service
HYDERABAD: Even as the Andhra Pradesh government shot off another letter to Krishna River Management Board (KRMB), on Wednesday, against the power generation by Telangana at Srisailam, the Telangana Irrigation officials pointed out the AP has 120 tmc-ft of water at present in Rayalaseema projects. “AP’s demand to stop power generation to meet their drinking water needs is not justifiable. We will not stop power generation at Srisailam,” TS Irrigation officials declared. According to sources in
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‘Act against AP’s illegal projects’
AICC Secretary and former Alampur MLA, Sampath Kumar submitted a memorandum to the Ministry of Jal Shakti demanding its intervention in Andhra Pradesh government lifting 80,000 cusecs per day from Pothireddypadu Head Regulator stating that it was illegal and hurts the farmers of south Telangana districts immensely.
Mr Sampath Kumar, who is in New Delhi, met Subodh Yadav, Joint Secretary of the ministry, and submitted the memorandum in which he also opposed the Rayalaseema Lift Irrigation project to draw 3 TMC of water daily from Sangameshwar. He said the project was illegal and erstwhile Mahabubnagar, Nalgonda and Ranga Reddy districts will go dry if the project goes ahead.