In a swift action in the issue of referring the Section-3 request on the Krishna water share by Telangana, the Ministry of Jal Shakti (MoJS) published a gazette notification on Friday night (October 6) specifying the terms of reference for adjudication of the matter by the Krishna Water Disputes Tribunal-II, following the Union Cabinet approval on October 4.
Making a clear mention in the gazette that Telangana has sought to refer its request over water share in the Krishna Basin by confining the scope of reference between the jurisdictional limits of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, MoJS Joint Secretary Anand Mohan said the Central Government is satisfied that further reference to KWDT-II in the matter is necessary under Section 12 of the Inter State River Water Disputes Act, 1956.
“In pursuance of the provisions contained in Section 3, Sub-Section (1) of Section 5 and Section 12 of the said ISRWD Act, the Central Government hereby refers the following further terms of reference to the Tribunal for adjudication”, the gazette notification said.
