With the flood situation at Bhadrachalam gradually easing, it is blame game between Telangana and Andhra Pradesh over each other’s role that led to the unprecedented wave of water in Godavari beside the temple town.
Minister for Transport Ajay Kumar, who hails from the erstwhile Khammam district, held the A.P. government responsible saying it was the excess height of Polavaram project taken up by the latter which led to the situation. Minister for Water Resources in A.P government Ambati Rambabu refuted the claim and said the project design had all the clearances of the Central Water Commission and the Central government.
Mr. Ajay Kumar and other TRS MLAs of Khammam told a press conference here on Tuesday that unless the project height was restricted, Bhadrachalam town would be in the threat of flood round-the-year. He demanded that the Centre introduce a Bill to amend Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act in the ongoing session of Parliament itself at least to return 5 villages out of 7 mandals forcibly transferred to A.P. after Bifurcation as they were just abutting Bhadrachalam town.
