Seema leaders joining hands to assert region’s water rights

Prabhakar Reddy meets Mysoora and Raghuveera, plans roundtable soon

The Ministry of Jal Shakti’s gazette notification on July 15 vesting the power to administer, regulate, operate, and maintain the projects on the Godavari and the Krishna with the Godavari River Management Board and the Krishna River Management Board, and the opposition from Telangana to part with water through Pothyreddypadu has generated considerable political heat in the Rayalaseema districts. Once colleagues in the Indian National Congress, but now in different parties – M.V. Mysoora Reddy, J.C. Prabhakar Reddy, and N. Raghuveera Reddy – have come onto the same page to protect the rights of the people of Rayalaseema over irrigation water, and are regularly in touch with apolitical people and activists working for the cause. Following the Centre’s notification, Mr. Mysoora Reddy, a former Home Minister, issued a statement calling for creation of ‘Greater Rayalaseema’ to protect its people’s rights on all issues. Later, Mr. Prabhakar Reddy met Mr. Mysoora Reddy on Tuesday and Mr. Raghuveeera Reddy on Sunday.