Amid the ongoing water dispute between the two states, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu and his Telangana counterpart Revanth Reddy on Wednesday met Union Jal Shakti Minister C R Patil.
While the outcome of the meeting was not clear till the filling of this report, the fact is that like all water sharing disputes in the country, the sharing of Krishna waters is also a long-standing conflict amongst the states of Maharashtra, Karnataka, Telangana, and Andhra Pradesh.
What Telengana says
Reddy says his Congress government will initiate a “big fight” for all pending river water projects with Centre and will not compromise on water rights of Telangana
He has also been attacking predecessor K Chandrasekhar Rao (KCR) and his Bharat Rashtra Samithi for a “decade of injustice to the state on issue of allocations of water, and not pursuing Central funding for projects in the state.”
The ongoing water dispute between Andhra Pradesh and Telangana primarily revolves around the sharing of Krishna River waters, particularly from Srisailam and Nagarjunasagar reservoirs.
Telangana is claiming a larger share of water to meet its development needs, while Andhra Pradesh says the existing allocation should be maintained in mind its agricultural and population needs.
Andhra’s Polavaram project, which aims to link the Godavari and Krishna basins, is also a bone of contention. Telangana has also been expressing concern about the impact of Andhra government’s proposed Polavaram-Banakacherla link project and it’s impact on water availability in its parts
