Andhra Pradesh police personnel engaged in particular safety on the border level on Nagarjuna Sagar Undertaking in Krishna River in Palnadu district on November 30, 2023. Photograph: Particular Association
Extra drawal of water from Srisailam, not permitting Andhra Pradesh authorities to attract the water from Nagarjunasagar Undertaking (NSP), alleged unauthorised management over the Andhra Pradesh territories on NSP are among the main objections being raised by the Andhra Pradesh authorities, over the Krishna river water sharing situation. The AP authorities claims that it’s left with no choice, besides taking its professional territory into its management on the NSP on Krishna river.
As Andhra Pradesh authorities deployed police forces on the NSP, the Union authorities initiated dispute decision machanism on Friday. At this juncture, the controversy on the inter-State river water sharing turned a sizzling subject in each the States, notably over the Krishna river.
The centre line of river Krishna kinds boundary line of each the States, as per the AP Reorganisation Act, 2014. The NSP is constructed throughout river Krishna and the left flank lies in Telangana territory and proper flank in Andhra Pradesh.
The Left Important Canal serves 6.57 lakh acres of ayacut in two erstwhile Khammam and Nalgonda districts of Telangana and three.82 Lakh acres of ayacut in two erstwhile Krishna and West Godavari districts of Andhra Pradesh, moreover catering consuming water wants with contemplated utilisation of 132 tmcft.
The Proper Important Canal positioned in Andhra Pradesh serves an ayacut of 11.17 lakh acres, moreover catering consuming water wants in two erstwhile Guntur and Prakasam districts. The principle energy home is positioned on the Left flank in Telangana territory.
“Though the Operation and Maintenance (O&M) of Srisailam reservoir is looked after by Andhra Pradesh, the control of left power house is taken over by the Telangana, without handing over the same to Andhra Pradesh”, Ambati Rambabu, Minister for Water Assets, advised The Hindu.
He alleged that Telangana was working left energy home, unilaterally drawing water from reservoir at its whims and fancies completely for energy era with none indents for consuming and irrigation wants on downstream facet and correct water launch orders by KRMB, which was adversely affecting impounding ranges of the reservoir and disabling Andhra Pradesh to attract water at Pothireddypadu Head Regulator to satisfy consuming water wants of Chennai metropolis and drought-prone Rayalaseema area.
Regardless of repeated requests by Andhra Pradesh, the KRMB, and the Ministry of Jal Sakti, GoI, Telengana was resorting to unauthorised drawals again and again, Mr. Rambabu alleged.
The Minister mentioned that although the Proper Head Sluice of NSP was within the territory of A.P., Telangana took management of the identical and established 4 check-posts manned by their safety forces and was not permitting the officers of Andhra Pradesh, denying entry to the fitting head sluice although it lies within the territory of Andhra Pradesh.
Energy connections to function sluice gates of Proper predominant Canal which have been charged from Andhra Pradesh Transco authorities have been unauthorisedly disconnected by Telangana and related to TS Transco on left facet, he added.
He mentioned that Andhra Pradesh agreed for handing over of its six shops of each tasks, expressed readiness at hand over the Irrigation and energy shops to KRMB, supplied that Telangana additionally got here ahead at hand over its 9 shops. Regardless of repeated requests, Telangana didn’t comply with switch their parts to KRMB, he mentioned.
It was heartening to say that despite KRMB directions to Telangana to not utilise water for to energy era, the State resorted for energy era at Srisailam. It disabled Andhra Pradesh from drawing its allotted 30 tmcft and restricted to 13 tmcft, he added.
Telangana was drawing water from the NSP left predominant canal and disallowing Andhra Pradesh draw water to the Proper predominant canal, he added.
