Excess drawal of water from Srisailam, not allowing Andhra Pradesh authorities to draw the water from Nagarjunasagar Project (NSP), alleged unauthorised control over the Andhra Pradesh territories on NSP are some of the major objections being raised by the Andhra Pradesh government, over the Krishna river water sharing issue. The AP government claims that it is left with no option, except taking its legitimate territory into its control at the NSP on Krishna river.
As Andhra Pradesh government deployed police forces at the NSP, the Union government initiated dispute resolution machanism on Friday. At this juncture, the debate on the inter-State river water sharing became a hot topic in both the States, particularly over the Krishna river.
The centre line of river Krishna forms boundary line of both the States, as per the AP Reorganisation Act, 2014. The NSP is constructed across river Krishna and the left flank lies in Telangana territory and right flank in Andhra Pradesh.
