The Telangana government has resolved not to hand over the projects and components on Krishna and Godavari rivers until Telangana’s share of assured water in the two rivers is finalised.
The government will urge the Centre to bring on board the upper riparian States of Maharashtra and Karnataka under the purview of river management boards to ensure equitable distribution of water among all riparian States. “We are committed to protecting the State’s interests which were severely harmed by the previous BRS government in its close to 10-year tenure,” Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy said.
At a press conference, he explained in detail the “previous (BRS) government’s deeds in mortgaging the interests of Telangana” and the Congress government’s efforts to protect the interests of the State. “The Congress government is very clear on its stand on handing over the projects to river management boards only after the assured share of Telangana is finalised. The government has already conveyed its objections relating to the contents of the recent meeting of the Krishna River Management Board (KRMB),” he said.
