T wants changes in minutes of Godavari Board meeting
Godavari River Management Board
(GRMB) meeting held last month, where Telangana's opinions and remarks were not properly recorded, the Telangana govt has written a letter to GRMB chairman AK Pradhan requesting modifications in the minutes of the meeting, especially regarding the "
VIP reference
".Telangana irrigation engineer-in-chief G Anil Kumar wrote a letter to the GRMB chairman a couple of days ago, urging modifications in the draft minutes of the meeting of the GRMB held on April 7.
The Telangana govt objected to the way the GRMB meeting was convened and stated that the points raised by Telangana through the presentation were not recorded."The meeting was convened without seeking a convenient date and time from the Admin or technical member(s) of the states. The member secretary (MS) or chairman of the board cannot convene meeting dates unilaterally without notice of the members. Consent of board members is needed to avoid frequent rescheduling," the ENC said.It also stated that any important information received by GRMB as a VIP reference pertaining to a state should be shared with the counter state without any delay. "As per the APRA Act, the Board comprises representatives from both states as members (two from each state), and it is prudent that all matters referred to the board shall be instantly brought to the notice of member states by the member secretary," the letter added. The Telangana govt was referring to the VIP reference by the AP govt through the ministry of jal shakti without providing any details to Telangana.The irrigation department head also referred to the issue of the complaint raised by the employees against an officer of the GRMB.
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