In the backdrop of Krishna Basin projects facing water shortage due to lack of sufficient flood supplementation from the upstream areas in Karnataka and Maharashtra so far this season, Telangana Government has raised the issue of excess water drawal by Andhra Pradesh during the 2022-23 water year before the Krishna River Management Board.
Highlighting that AP had utilised 205.2 tmc ft water in excess to its entitlement of 50% share during the last water year – from June 1, 2022 to May 31, 2023, Engineer-in-Chief (Irrigation-General) of Telangana C. Muralidhar brought to KRMB Chairman Shiv Nandan Kumar’s notice through a letter that AP had drawn 51,745 tmc ft excess water over its entitled share even in case the ad hoc ratio of 66%, which was being followed without Telangana’s consent year after year, is considered.
At the same time Telangana had saved water out of its entitlement with efficient utilisation and stored in the common reservoirs for its usage in the lean months, the ENC pointed out and requested the River Board Chairman to allow Telangana to utilise the water saved as also the water it was entitled in the excess flows this (2023-24) water year.
