Krishna river board to release 4tmc ft water to Andhra Pradesh, 10tmc ft for Telangana
Vijayawada: After elaborating discussions with both Andhra Pradesh and Telangana govts, the Krishna River Management Board (KRMB) has decided to release water to meet the drinking water needs in both the Telugu states.
However, AP will get just 4tmc ft of water against its indent for release of 10tmc ft of water.
Interestingly, Telangana is getting its full quota of 10.26tmc ft as per its indent. In fact, Telangana raised its objection to release 10tmc ft of water to AP in view of the shortage of water in both the major inter-state projects.
The three-member committee of KRMB studied the water availability in both Srisailam and Nagarjuna Sagar projects and lowered the minimum draw down level (MDDL) in Nagarjuna Sagar to 505ft from the 510ft, while maintaining the MDDL at 800ft in Srisailam project in view of the requirements.
The team found about 8tmc water available in Srisailam and another 12.79tmc in Nagarjuna Sagar at MDDL. Though 21.21tmc water is available in two projects, 4tmc have been deducted as evaporation loss and another 2tmc ft of water kept was reserve cushion to meet emergency needs.
Subsequently, the three-men committee made recommendation to give 4tmc to AP and 10.26 tmc to Telangana from the available pool of 14.2tmc.
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AP water resources minister Nimmala Rama Naidu said that that water has been released from the Nagarjuna Sagar right canal through the KRMB from Thursday afternoon to fill the reservoirs. He mentioned that 447 drinking water reservoirs in the Palnadu, Guntur, Bapatla, and Prakasam districts under the Sagar right canal will be filled with water. He directed officials from the irrigation, revenue, and RWS departments to coordinate and ensure that the water is used solely for drinking purposes.
The minister clarified that after three crop holidays, irrigation water was provided to the Nagarjuna Sagar ayacut during the last season, resulting in abundant crop yields. He said that they have also secured water to meet drinking water needs.
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