Why Is Revanth Silent on AP's Veligonda Project, Asks Harish
He said several major projects in Telangana’s Krishna basin, including Bheema, Kalwakurthy, Nettampadu and Koilsagar, were facing severe water shortages, leaving their ayacuts dependent on inadequate supplies.
Hyderabad:Former irrigation minister and senior BRS leader T. Harish Rao has accused Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy of silence over Andhra Pradesh’s diversion of water from Krishna river through its Veligonda project. He alleged that AP was diverting Krishna water from Veligonda claiming it is using flood waters despite the absence of an established allocation of flood flows, which this year are very low.
Andhra Pradesh was already Krishna water through Malyala, Muchumarri, Pothireddypadu, the Nagarjuna Sagar Right Canal. Now it is doing so from Veligonda, Harish Rao said in a statement. “This is grave injustice to farmers in Palamuru, Rangareddy, Nalgonda and other parts of Telangana. The Chief Minister should explain why water that should be secured for Telangana’s farmers is being allowed to flow elsewhere,” he said.
Harish Rao also questioned the role of Krishna River Management Board, responsible for overseeing the utilisation of Krishna waters by Telangana and AP, saying, “if the KRMB itself remains a spectator while Telangana’s water rights are being undermined, who will protect the interests of Telangana?”
He said several major projects in Telangana’s Krishna basin, including Bheema, Kalwakurthy, Nettampadu and Koilsagar, were facing severe water shortages, leaving their ayacuts dependent on inadequate supplies. “Telangana’s Krishna basin projects are struggling for water and farmers are suffering. Why is the Revanth Reddy government silent on AP’s diversion of Krishna waters,” Harish Rao asked.