As tension prevailed between Andhra Pradesh and Telangana over the sharing of the Krishna river waters, the Union government initiated a dispute resolution mechanism on December 1 (Friday), and invited both the States for a meeting on December 2 (Saturday) to discuss the transfer of management rights to the Krishna Water Management Board (KRMB).
The inter-State water dispute between the two States had surfaced once again on November 30 when Andhra Pradesh took control of what it called “its legitimate territory” at the Nagarjunasagar Project (NSP).
The Union government scheduled a meeting in the hybrid mode with the Chief Secretaries of both States under the chairmanship of the Secretary (WR, RD & GR) on December 2 at 11 a.m., at Shram Shakti Bhawan in New Delhi.
