Krishna water releases: YSRCP criticises government policy
YSRCP leader M.V.S. Nagi Reddy has criticized the Andhra Pradesh government for its management of Krishna River water, alleging that the state is failing to support farmers in drought-prone regions. He claims that water is being withheld despite sufficient inflows, potentially causing an agrarian crisis.
Why it matters
Water management and irrigation policy are critical issues in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, directly impacting the livelihoods of millions of farmers.
YSRCP general secretary and former vice-chairman of the Andhra Pradesh State Agriculture Mission M.V.S. Nagi Reddy has accused the State government of failing to utilise available Krishna River water to support irrigation in drought-prone regions and the Krishna delta.
In a statement issued on Sunday (August 2, 2026), Mr. Nagi Reddy said that around 1.8 lakh cusecs of water was being released from the Jurala project and nearly 1.74 lakh cusecs was reaching the Srisailam reservoir, whose water level had crossed the minimum drawdown level. Telangana had already started drawing water through the Bhima-I, Bhima-II, Nettempadu, Koilsagar and Kalwakurthy lift irrigation schemes, while Andhra Pradesh was delaying releases through the Handri-Neeva and Muchumarri lift schemes, he alleged.
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