Telangana government feels KRMB going soft on AP government

State government is planning to move Centre on the disturbing development. As announced by Chief Minister, legal experts are already on the job to file an affidavit against AP government over its new projects

Hyderabad: The Telanagana government is angry with KRMB (Krishna River Management Board) for not taking action against the Andhra Pradesh government which recently announced plans to take up a new lift irrigation project at Srisailam reservoir and also enhance water intake capacity of Pothireddypadu Head Regulator.

Taking strong exception to AP's new projects proposals, the TS government lodged a complaint with the board against the AP and requested it to initiate action against AP for violating the guidelines in the AP Reorganization Act on construction of new projects on Godavari and Krishna rivers. "The KRMB confined itself to sending a letter to AP government seeking the latter's views on the objections raised by Telangana and submit the project DPR (Detailed Project Report). Instead, it should have cracked whip on the Andhra government," said a senior official, alleging that the KRMB was showing indifference towards addressing the issue.

"The board has every right to pull the AP government for indulging in a mischief by taking up illegal projects without getting consent of the upper riparian states. Ever since the board is constituted after the bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh, it has been doing undue favour to the residual state on every water dispute raised by Telangana," the official said.

In view of the seriousness of the issue, the state government is planning to knock on the doors of the union government soon. As announced by Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao, legal experts are already on the job to file an affidavit against AP government on its new projects.