Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], July 16 (ANI): Amid the rising tensions over the water situation between Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, the Chief Ministers of the 2 neighbouring states are set to satisfy Union Jal Shakti Minister CR Patil in Delhi on Wednesday.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief N Ramchander Rao mentioned that it was transfer by the centre since it will assist resolve the water situation amicably.
The assembly, scheduled for two.30 pm, holds significance towards the backdrop of renewed tensions between the 2 states over water sharing, notably following Andhra Pradesh’s announcement of the Polavaram-Banakacherla venture..
Although Andhra Pradesh has been demanding a dialogue on the Banakacharla venture, Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy has mentioned no to the identical.
Speaking on the difficulty, Telangana BJP President Rao mentioned, ‘The Chief Ministers of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh might be assembly the Union Jal Shakti Minister CR Patil, and they will talk about the water points. It is an effective transfer by the central authorities to name each the CMs. I hope that the water situation might be solved amicably and no injustice might be completed to any state.’
Both the Chief Ministers, Chandrababu Naidu of Andhra Pradesh and Reddy, have beforehand expressed their willingness to resolve the difficulty by means of dialogue.
Earlier on Wednesday, Telangana Irrigation, Food and Civil Supplies Minister Capt. N Uttam Kumar Reddy mentioned the Congress authorities in Telangana would stick with its authorized, technical, and administrative battle to reclaim the state’s rightful share of the Krishna River waters.
He accused the earlier BRS regime of betraying Telangana’s long-term pursuits by compromising with Andhra Pradesh, permitting large-scale water diversion, engineering failures, and monetary mismanagement.
According to an announcement, the Minister delivered two detailed PowerPoint displays at Jyotirao Phule Praja Bhavan – one on the unlawful diversion of Krishna River waters to Andhra Pradesh and the opposite on the disastrous penalties of relocating the initially sanctioned Dr B.R. Ambedkar Pranahita-Chevella Sujala Sravanthi (PCSS) venture to Medigadda underneath the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Scheme.
He said that the earlier Telangana authorities accepted unjust water-sharing ratios, initially agreeing to a 299:512 TMC system in 2015 and later to a 34:66 ratio in 2017-18, which remained in impact till 2020. He alleged that the BRS authorities even wrote to KRMB stating that the 34:66 system ought to proceed ‘since no different foundation exists’. (ANI)