In a surprise move, the Government of Andhra Pradesh on November 30 took control of what it called “its legitimate area” of the Nagarjunasagar Project (NSP) Right Canal on the Krishna river, and released 3,000 cusecs of drinking water.
The released water was within the limits of the legally allocated quantity by the Krishna River Management Board (KRMB), the government claimed.
At a time when the Government of Telangana was gearing up for the conduct of the general elections, the Government of Andhra Pradesh, in the intervening night of November 29 and 30, deployed hundreds of special police personnel up to its boundary on the NSP located near Macherla in Palnadu district.
