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Economic Times
7 days ago
- Politics
- Economic Times
SC dismisses plea for delimitation exercise in Andhra Pradesh,Telangana
The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a plea for conducting delimitation exercise in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana for increasing the assembly seats in both the states.A bench of Justices Surya Kant and N Kotiswar Singh rejected the contention of alleged discrimination against the two states, saying provisions dealing with delimitation in states were different when compared to UTs. It held that the exclusion of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana from the delimitation notification issued for the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir was not arbitrary or discriminatory and hence constitutional. The top court dismissed the plea filed by K Purushottam Reddy who sought directions to the Centre to operationalise Section 26 of the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act which deals with delimitation of the assembly constituencies in both the states. Reddy has contended that delimiting the assembly and parliamentary constituencies of only the newly minted Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, with the exclusion of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, created an unreasonable classification and was, therefore, unconstitutional. The top court said section 26 of the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act of 2014 was subject to Article 170 of the Constitution and as per which delimitation exercise can be held only after the first census conducted after top court said allowing the plea for fresh delimitation exercise will open the floodgates of litigation from other states seeking conduct of such exercise.
The Hindu
7 days ago
- Politics
- The Hindu
Delimitation in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh only after 2026 census: SC
The Supreme Court, in a judgment, held that there was no discrimination against Andhra Pradesh or Telangana by the Centre by conducting delimitation exercise in the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir without holding the same in the Telugu States. A Bench headed by Justice Surya Kant referred to Article 170(3) of the Constitution which mandates 'readjustment of seats in the Legislative Assembly of a State and the division of the State into territorial constituencies after each census'. The Section 26 of the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act of 2014 was subject to Article 170(3) of the Constitution, the Bench held. Justice Kant said delimitation in the States of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana have to be conducted only after the census schedules in 2026. The top court dismissed the plea filed by K. Purushottam Reddy who sought directions to the Centre to operationalise Section 26 of the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act which deals with delimitation of the Assembly constituencies in both the States.
Time of India
7 days ago
- Politics
- Time of India
SC dismisses plea for delimitation exercise in Andhra Pradesh,Telangana
The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a plea for conducting delimitation exercise in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana for increasing the assembly seats in both the states. A bench of Justices Surya Kant and N Kotiswar Singh rejected the contention of alleged discrimination against the two states, saying provisions dealing with delimitation in states were different when compared to UTs. It held that the exclusion of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana from the delimitation notification issued for the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir was not arbitrary or discriminatory and hence constitutional. The top court dismissed the plea filed by K Purushottam Reddy who sought directions to the Centre to operationalise Section 26 of the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act which deals with delimitation of the assembly constituencies in both the states. Reddy has contended that delimiting the assembly and parliamentary constituencies of only the newly minted Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, with the exclusion of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, created an unreasonable classification and was, therefore, unconstitutional. Live Events The top court said section 26 of the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act of 2014 was subject to Article 170 of the Constitution and as per which delimitation exercise can be held only after the first census conducted after 2026. The top court said allowing the plea for fresh delimitation exercise will open the floodgates of litigation from other states seeking conduct of such exercise.
The Wire
17-07-2025
- Politics
- The Wire
Meeting of Andhra, Telangana CMs Ends in Stalemate as Key Issue in River Basin Linking Project Sidelined
Government Convened by Union Jal Shakti minister C.R. Patil in Delhi, the meeting was a sequel to Telangana CM A. Revanth Reddy's complaint over the proposal of Andhra Pradesh constructing the Godavari-Banakacherla project. Hyderabad: A meeting of the chief ministers of the sister states Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, N. Chandrababu Naidu and A. Revanth Reddy, respectively, was convened by Union Jal Shakti minister C.R. Patil in New Delhi on Wednesday (July 16), amidst high hopes of addressing a ticklish river basin linking project between the states. However, it ended in a whimper as a discussion on the issue was sidelined. Instead, it was decided to leave it to a committee of engineers and officials to study pending proposals for projects in both states and suggest a way forward in 30 days. The Jal Shakti ministry will constitute the committee with representatives from both states. Wednesday's meeting was a sequel to Reddy's complaint to C.R. Patil when he met him in Delhi on June 19 over the proposal of Andhra Pradesh constructing Godavari-Banakacherla project – which was given national status by Union government – to link the waters of Godavari river from Polavaram to Penna river basin via Krishna basin for irrigating the chronic drought hit Rayalaseema region of the state. Reddy had complained that Telangana would lose considerable share of water in Godavari if the project was sanctioned. He had also expressed anguish that projects of Andhra Pradesh were getting immediate approval while proposals of Telangana were overlooked. He blamed it on the close rapport enjoyed by Chandrababu Naidu with the Union government as a key partner of the Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance. So, the Union minister promised to invite both the chief ministers to sort out the issue. A day earlier, Revanth Reddy convened an all party meeting in Hyderabad where there was broad consensus authorising the state government to take all steps to stall the Godavari-Banakacherla project. After the meeting was scheduled at the instance of Patil today, the Andhra Pradesh government had written to the ministry to include discussion on the controversial project as the sole item on the agenda. This was protested by Telangana arguing that there could be no discussion as it lacked the statutory clearances from the Central Water Commission, Godavari River Management Board (GRMB), Krishna River Management Board (KRMB) and the Apex Council constituted under the reorganisation Act. Moreover, the expert appraisal committee of the Ministry of Environment and Forest had rejected the pre-feasibility report of the project. The project also violated the Godavari Water Disputes Tribunal Award of 1980 and the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act of 2014 by proposing to alter water allocations and project operations with the consent of co-basin states. A letter written by Telangana chief secretary K. Ramakrishna Rao to the ministry noted that the proposal for diversion of 200 thousand million cubic (TMC) feet of "flood water" from Polavaram was unilateral and fundamentally altered the operation schedule of Polavaram project and impacted the water rights of Telangana. Earlier, the Telangana irrigation minister N. Uttam Kumar Reddy shot off another letter to Patil over the injustice to Telangana by keeping in pendency irrigation projects of the state on Krishna and Godavari rivers. On the other hand, the Andhra Pradesh government was allowed to proceed with a lift-irrigation project for Rayalaseema from the bed of Srisailam reservoir despite a stay given by the National Green Tribunal. He demanded a reservoir on the lines of Polavaram for Telangana at Itchampally with a capacity of 200 TMC ft. The proposal of Andhra Pradesh for Godavari-Banakacherla project received not only political backlash but also stormy debates in civil society of Telangana. It was argued that Andhra Pradesh made a false claim to utilise flood waters which was a fictitious name given for non-existing water availability. What Andhra Pradesh was trying to project was average water over a 40-year timescale. Former advisor to Jal Shakti ministry Sriram Vedire gave a presentation saying the annual runoff of Godavari at Polavaram as per the gauze station of central water commission (CWC) for 57 years from 1966-67 to 2022-23 was about 3,000 TMC ft. The average flow of 3,000 TMC ft into the sea included the unutilised assured waters at 75% dependability allocated to the upstream states of Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha and Telangana. It also included spills from projects of upstream states. The 75% dependability referred to water available for three out of four years for planned utilisation of a project and its success in irrigating the command area for three out of four years. Sriram said that the CWC, in its reports of 2018 and 2023, denied availability of surplus water in Godavari at 75% dependability. The runoff water of 3,000 TMC ft into the sea was frequently highlighted by former chief minister and Bharat Rashtra Samiti supremo K. Chandrasekhar Rao while stressing the need for more projects on Godavari in both Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. This was the butt of criticism by Revanth Reddy saying Rao mortgaged the interests of Telangana with Andhra Pradesh when Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy was its CM. The Congress and BRS traded charges against each other over conception of Godavari-Banakacherla project in the context of Rao's demand to exploit the 3,000 TMC ft for mutual benefit of both states. In the background of raging controversy over the project, Wednesday's meeting of Naidu and Revanth Reddy in the presence of Patil assumed significance. But, the meeting skipped any discussion on the project, Reddy said at a press conference later. He said what was decided was the installation of telemetry stations from all water offtake points in Krishna river to quell doubts of both governments about over usage of water by each other. He said that the Andhra Pradesh government will undertake repairs and restoration of Srisailam dam on Krishna which is under its administrative control. The need for repairs to the dam was also stressed by the National Dam Safety Authority. Reddy added that it was also decided to locate the office of GRMB in Telangana and that of KRMB in Andhra Pradesh. Finally, the committee of engineers and officials will identify the river water issues of both States and suggest a way forward in 30 days. 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Time of India
15-07-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Chandrababu Naidu, revanth Reddy to meet Jal Shakti Minister over ₹81,900 cr Polavaram-Banakacherla link project
The Centre has called a joint meeting of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana chief ministers on Wednesday to iron out differences between the two states over Rs 81,900 crore Polavaram Banakacherla Link Project , which proposes to bring Godavari floodwaters to the state's parched region. Jal Shakti minister C R Paatil will meet Andhra chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu and Telangana chief minister Revanth Reddy together on Wednesday over the project. Naidu government has proposed this ambitious inter-linking project to connect Krishna and Godavari basins and transferring Godavari floodwaters to the drought-prone Rayalaseema region through the Krishna basin . The project involves construction of a new reservoir at Bolapalli and using lift stations and tunnels to channel water to Banakacherla and Veligonda reservoirs. On its part, Telangana has objected to Naidu's proposal saying this violates provisions of the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act of 2014 and the Godavari Water Disputes Tribunal Award of 1980. Concerns have also been raised about the project's impact on several regions, including the temple town of Bhadrachalam. Andhra Pradesh had approached the environment ministry for clearances despite Telangana's objections. However, the expert appraisal committee (EAC) had returned the proposal and asked the state to first have it examined by Central Water Commission under Jal Shakti ministry. The joint meeting has been called by Paatil following on this. In a letter to Telangana irrigation minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy, Paatil had assured, '… the Central Water Commission, under my ministry, will duly examine it in accordance with the extant guidelines, existing Tribunal Awards/ Inter-state Agreements and various provisions under Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act 2014 and appropriate action will be taken.' by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Buy Lifetime Office 365 Download Undo Earlier, Andhra Pradesh had already fast tracked the project by inviting tenders under Hybrid Annuity Model (HAM). Naidu had requested the Centre for support through externally aided projects (EAP) and allocation under the Budget. Naidu has requested that 50% of the project cost be funded through EAP loans and about 20% as a grant. However, Telangana's objections have put a spanner in the works.
