BRS questions CM’s silence on A.P.’s Krishna water diversion
BRS leader T. Harish Rao has accused the Andhra Pradesh government of illegally diverting Krishna river water, leaving Telangana regions in drought. He criticized the Telangana Chief Minister for his silence on the issue and urged for central intervention.
Why it matters
Inter-state water disputes are critical issues in India that impact regional agriculture and economic stability.
Deputy Floor Leader of the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) in the Assembly, T. Harish Rao, has questioned the silence of Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy, alleging that the neighbouring Andhra Pradesh was taking away Krishna water from Srisailam from its dead storage level, leaving Telangana dry.
“There is not even a word of opposition, though A.P. has been taking away Krishna water through twin tunnels of Veligonda project to Nallamalasagar to irrigate lands outside the basin, while the basin areas in Telangana are left to languish in drought conditions,” he said in a statement on Monday.
He stated that Veligonda project was designed to utilise 43.5 tmc ft water to irrigate nearly 4.5 lakh acres ayacut in Rayalaseema and south coastal Andhra regions of A.P., by drawing water by gravity through twin tunnels running for nearly 19 km each.
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