HYDERABAD: Telangana government will submit detailed project reports (DPRs) of Palamuru Rangareddy and Nakkalagandi lift irrigation schemes to the Krishna River Management Board (KRMB) before Sankranti festival on January 15 so that the central water commission (CWC) can appraise the projects.
A decision was taken at the southern zonal council meeting chaired by Union Home Minister Amit Shah at Tirupati on Sunday. Stating that the state government will abide by the allocation made by Krishna Water Disputes Tribunal (KWDT-II), the team-Telangana comprising Home Minister Mahmood Ali, chief secretary Somesh Kumar among others said Karnataka should have no concern as the two projects were taken up with its share of Krishna river waters.
It was decided to have a joint inspection to resolve the issue of submergence of lands in Karnataka due to construction of Rajiv Gandhi Sangambanda barrage by Telangana.
On the claims by Andhra Pradesh government that the power utilities of Telangana owe Rs 6,015 crore towards the cost of power supplied by AP after the state bifurcation, the team-Telangana said after settling off the power purchase dues payable to APGENCO, it is Telangana state which has to get Rs 4457 crore from AP.
