The meeting decided to pursue the matter before KWDT-II seeking for interim revision of the ratio as at least 50:50 until the final allocations are made.
Uttam Kumar Reddy at the review meet. (X)
Telangana Minister for Irrigation and Civil Supplies N Uttam Kumar Reddy on Sunday, 16 June, asserted that the government would take necessary steps to safeguard the water rights and interests of people of the state in Krishna basin.
The minister emphasised the need for Telangana to get its legitimate share in the waters of Krishna as per the basin parameters and the in-basin demands, to mitigate the distress and hardships faced by its people in the Krishna basin, and there should be no compromise on this matter.
Uttam Kumar Reddy reviewed the progress of inter-state issues related to Krishna water disputes with senior advocates CS Vaidyanathan and V Ravinder Rao, Advisor Adityanath Das, Secretary Rahul Bojja and other legal team members in Hyderabad, an official release said.
Vaidyanathan briefly explained the status of various issues before the Krishna Water Disputes Tribunal-II (KWDT-II) and Supreme Court and suggested the way forward.
The meeting decided to pursue the matter before KWDT-II seeking for interim revision of the ratio as at least 50:50 until the final allocations are made, it said.
Held a review in Jalasoudha on inter-state water resources issues pending in Supreme Court & tribunals with Sr. Advocate Shri Vaidyanathan, Irrigation advisor Shri Aditya Nath Das, Irrigation Secretaries Shri Rahul Bojja & Shri Prashant Patil, & Irrigation EinC Shri Nagendra Rao. pic.twitter.com/Xtauf6HP2y
— Uttam Kumar Reddy (@UttamINC) June 16, 2024
The minister reiterated the stand of the government and also the resolution passed in the Legislative Assembly on 12 February, 2024, that the government is not going to handover any components in Srisailam and Nagarjuna Sagar Project (NSP) to the Krishna River Management Board (KRMB).
The matter of the KWDT-II decision (Civil appeals) pending before the Supreme Court was also discussed and Vaidyanathan suggested that Maharashtra and Karnataka states may also be approached directly to resolve the issues amicably through dialogue, which the Minister also found worth pursuing and directed to initiate appropriate action in that direction.
Uttam Kumar Reddy advised the legal team and technical team to put all their efforts into achieving equitable and legitimate share for Telangana in Krishna River waters.
He further directed to pursue all the issues aggressively without any compromise before both the Tribunal and the Supreme Court, the release added.
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