The Telangana Government has requested the Ministry of Jal Shakti (MoJS) one more time to refer its complaint made under Section 3 of the Inter State River Water Disputes Act, 1956, to the existing Krishna Water Disputes Tribunal-II or Brijesh Kumar Tribunal immediately to finalise the fair and equitable share of Telangana in Krishna waters.
In a letter addressed to Secretary of the Department of Water Resources (MoJS) Pankaj Kumar, Special Chief Secretary (Irrigation) of Telangana Rajat Kumar drew the former’s attention to the second Apex Committee meeting held on October 6, 2020 and the categorical decision there to refer Telangana complaint under Section 3 of the ISRWD Act to a tribunal.
He stated that Telangana had already communicated to MoJS about withdrawal of its petition in the Supreme Court. On whether the complaint be referred to KWDT-II, which is not dissolved under Section 12 of the ISRWD Act, or to a new tribunal, the Telangana official wrote that it would be appropriate to refer the it to the existing Tribunal.
