Telangana: Minister Pledges Water Rights Protection

On Sunday, Telangana’s Minister for Irrigation and Civil Provides, N. Uttam Kumar Reddy, affirmed the federal government’s unwavering dedication to safeguarding the water entitlements and pursuits of the state’s populace throughout the Krishna basin.

The Minister underscored the crucial for Telangana to safe its rightful portion of Krishna waters, aligned with basin parameters and native calls for, to alleviate the misery and adversities confronted by residents within the area. He confused that there could be no concessions on this crucial difficulty.

Reddy carried out a complete evaluate of the continuing inter-state disputes regarding Krishna water with senior authorized specialists C.S. Vaidyanathan and V. Ravinder Rao, together with Advisor Adityanath Das, Secretary Rahul Bojja, and different members of the authorized group, as per an official communiqué.

Vaidyanathan supplied a succinct overview of the present standing of assorted points earlier than the Krishna Water Disputes Tribunal-II (KWDT-II) and the Supreme Courtroom, suggesting strategic steps ahead. The meeting resolved to advocate for an interim revision of the water-sharing ratio to a minimum of 50:50 till the ultimate allocations are decided, the discharge acknowledged.

Reaffirming the federal government’s stance, the Minister highlighted the decision handed within the Legislative Meeting on February 12, 2024, declaring that the federal government wouldn’t relinquish any elements of the Srisailam and Nagarjuna Sagar Challenge (NSP) to the Krishna River Administration Board (KRMB).

The discussions additionally encompassed the pending KWDT-II resolution (civil appeals) earlier than the Supreme Courtroom. Vaidyanathan proposed participating Maharashtra and Karnataka in direct dialogue to amicably resolve the problems, a suggestion the Minister deemed worthy of pursuit, directing the initiation of applicable measures on this regard.

Uttam Kumar Reddy urged the authorized and technical groups to exert maximal effort in securing an equitable and bonafide share of Krishna River waters for Telangana. He additional instructed the groups to pursue all points vigorously and with out compromise earlier than each the Tribunal and the Supreme Courtroom, the communiqué concluded.