Centre takes over TS, AP projects in midnight move
Updated Jul 17, 2021, 6:49 am IST
The boards were given powers to perform all the functions to regulate the supply of water and power generated from the projects
Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao. (Photo: Twitter@TelanganaCMO)
Hyderabad: A ‘midnight gazette notification’ issued by the Centre late on Thursday night, taking control of all major and medium irrigation projects on the Krishna and the Godavari rivers from October 14 came as a rude shock to the Telangana state government.
The sudden development came in the wake of the row over sharing of the Krishna waters between Telangana state and Andhra Pradesh, and both states lodging a series of complaints with the Centre against each other over the Rayalaseema lift irrigation scheme and enhancement of the capacity of the Pothireddypadu project by the AP government and hydel power generation on the Krishna river projects by the Telangana government.
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HYDERABAD: In a major blow to Telangana, the Central government has decided to issue two Gazette notifications on Friday, establishing the jurisdictions of the Krishna River Management Board (KRMB) as well as the Godavari River Management Board (GRMB) for the administration, regulation, maintenance and operation of the projects in their respective river basins.
While the Andhra Pradesh government has been demanding that the projects be brought under the Boards’ jurisdiction right from the start, Telangana was always opposed to the idea.
The Telangana government wanted the Centre to determine its fair share in the Krishna waters before bringing the projects under the control of Boards.