The Telangana government on Tuesday threatened to build a barrage to lift three TMC of water every day from the Krishna river for agriculture if Andhra Pradesh fails to stop construction of “illegal projects” like Pothireddypadu.
During the apex council meeting held through video conference and presided over by Union Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao made it clear that Telangana would construct a barrage at Alampur-Pedda Marur to lift 3 TMC of water every day for agriculture, if the Andhra government fails to stop construction of “illegal projects” like Potireddypadu and others on the Krishna river.
He reiterated that the Telangana government is ready to protect the interests of its farmers and would not keep quiet if the Andhra Pradesh government attempts to render “injustice” to Telangana in river water usage, and “usurps the rights of Telangana and break all the regulations as it was done under the united Andhra Pradesh”.
Published in Webindia123 on 6th October 2020. Read the entire article here.