AP’s contentions over hydel generation frivolous: Telangana

KRMB urged to take a proper view of the issue, overall

The Telangana government has termed the contentions of Andhra Pradesh over power generation taken up by it (Telangana) at Srisailam, Nagarjunasagar and Pulichintala hydel stations as “frivolous and baseless” and the objection that power generation will affect drinking and irrigation needs of AP are “far from reality, misleading and without any justification”. In a response to the Krishna River Management Board’s (KRMB) letter written to Telangana following a letter addressed by AP earlier, Engineer-in-Chief (General) of Telangana C. Muralidhar said the contentions of AP were totally incorrect and untenable. Requesting the Chairman of the river board to take a proper view of the issue overall, the ENC asserted that Telangana would utilise its share of water at its discretion and exigencies and AP cannot have any objection in the matter. He also pointed out that the AP Reorganisation Act did not specify the sharing of power generated at all power generation stations after dividing them between the two States based on their geographical location in the ratio of 50:50 forever and the understanding was applicable for only that year. The ENC stated that the power generation being made by Telangana was in consonance with the Planning Commission report and KWDT-I award on Srisailam Hydro-Electric project.