Andhra Pradesh Seeks Centre's Intervention In Water Row With Telangana

YS Jagan Mohan Reddy also wanted Central Industrial Security Force personnel to be posted at all the common reservoirs (between Andhra Pradesh and Telangana) on river Krishna for protection and also safeguarding the interests of the state.

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Thursday sought the Centre's immediate intervention to stop Telangana from illegally drawing water from river Krishna for power generation. The Chief Minister also wanted Central Industrial Security Force personnel to be posted at all the common reservoirs (between AP and Telangana) on river Krishna for protection and also safeguarding the interests of the state. The Chief Minister wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi in this regard and marked a copy to Union Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, enclosing the various letters written by the Andhra Pradesh Engineer-in-Chief (Water Resources), the Krishna River Management Board and the GO issued by Telangana. "Your kind intervention is sought in this regard and I further request that a direction be given to the state of Telangana to stop illegal drawal of water for power generation without orders from the KRMB.The unauthorised drawals should be accounted for as utilisation by Telangana against the agreed allocation of 299 tmc ft," the Chief Minister urged the Prime Minister.