VIJAYAWADA: The AP government has decided to hand over all its projects on Krishna river to the Krishna River Management Board (KRMB) provided Telangana state also follows suit.
The government issued orders in accordance with the decision of the 15th special board meeting of the KRMB. The meeting was held in Hyderabad on July 15, following the central government issuing a gazette delegating all projects on the river to the KRMB. The decision was taken by the central government as both Andhra Pradesh and Telangana states are fighting over sharing of the river water.
The AP government has decided to hand over the Srisailam Right Bank power house and the Nagarjuna Sagar right canal power house to the KRMB. The two power houses, which were kept with Andhra Pradesh at the time of bifurcation in 2014, would now go to the KRMB, for operation. The power houses on the left bank at Srisailam and the left canal at Nagarjuna Sagar were given to the Telangana state.
While directing the officials of the water resources department to delegate its power houses at Srisailam and Nagarjuna Sagar to the KRMB, the state government had asked them to officially hand over the projects along with those of Telangana state.
