The second assembly of the Apex Council on problems with water assets between Andhra Pradesh and Telangana States might be held just about on Tuesday.
To be chaired by Union Minister of Jal Shakti Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, the assembly might be attended by two different Members of the Council – Chief Ministers of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh Okay. Chandrasekhar Rao and Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy, respectively, and better officers of the Ministry of Jal Shakti and of the 2 member States.
First assembly of the Apex Council, constituted below the provisions of AP Reorganisation Act after bifurcation of mixed AP into AP and Telangana, was held on September 21, 2016. Though no breakthrough was made on water disputes between the 2 States on the first assembly the Council didn’t meet once more till it was deliberate to be held on August 5 this yr following AP’s determination to take up Rayalaseema Elevate Scheme and to develop Pothireddypadu Head Regulator to divert practically eight tmc ft of Krishna water a day from Srisailam reservoir.
Nonetheless, it couldn’t be held as Telangana Chief Minister expressed his incapacity to take part within the meet on August 5 attributable to his prior engagements. Later it was scheduled to be held on August 25 nevertheless it didn’t materialise on that day too after the Union Minister examined constructive for Covid-19.
With the key difficulty of water share between the 2 States pending earlier than the Brijesh Kumar Tribunal and within the Supreme Court docket, the Apex Council, in keeping with officers, would concentrate on the administration of water allotted to mixed AP by the Tribunals headed by R.S. Bachawat each within the Krishna and Godavari Basins with area clever allotment of water. The dispute over water share and initiatives between Telangana and AP has come into focus since bifurcation of mixed AP.
Points resembling finalisation of working guide for the Krishna and Godavari River Administration Boards – KRMB and GRMB, operational points, allocation of funds, set up of telemetry gear and sharing of detailed mission experiences pertaining to new initiatives. Though the complaints in opposition to one another by the 2 States together with the AP’s plans to divert eight tmc ft of Krishna water daily and AP’s objections to Telangana’s new initiatives on Godavari aren’t a part of the agenda, they’re anticipated to be raised by the Member States.
Mr. Chandrasekhar Rao has not too long ago addressed a 14-page letter to MoJS explaining how injustice was being performed to Telangana from the start on the difficulty of river water sharing.
