HYDERABAD: Telangana on Monday asked KRMB to retain Rajolibanda diversion scheme (RDS) on Tungabhadra under its jurisdiction by incorporating project under schedule-2 and finish modernisation of canal anicut.
Telangana irrigation engineer-in-chief (ENC) C Muralidhar in a letter to KRMB chairman said RDS head works and appurtenant works area were stated as outside AP and Telangana and not included in KRMB’s jurisdiction.
RDS project was taken by erstwhile Hyderabad State in terms of June,1944 agreement between Hyderabad and Madras state to utilise Tungabhadra water on par with KC canal. “Project irrigates 5,879 acres in Karnataka, 87,500 acres in Telangana with allocation of 17.10 tmcft by KWDT-1,” ENC said. He said united AP government proposed modernisation of RDS works in 2005 and main canal to utilise allocated quantum of 15.90 tmcft water. Funds were deposited by erstwhile AP to Karnataka to take up modernisation.
“Modernisation of anicut is being obstructed by AP government. Communication was sent by AP to Karnataka officials not to proceed, which is unwarranted,” ENC said.
