Will Address Krishna Water Issues Soon: AP CM Chandrababu Naidu

AP Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Sunday termed the remarks “factually incorrect and misleading.”
Naidu said he would soon place all facts before the public vis-à-vis the Krishna river water sharing between the two Telugu states. The AP government, he said, was undertaking a comprehensive study on this and would explain the matter in detail. “The protection of Andhra Pradesh’s interests is our primary objective,” he asserted.
The Chief Minister returned to Hyderabad on Sunday evening, concluding his foreign trip, and drove directly to the residence of Pinnamaneni Saibaba in Secunderabad. Saibaba was a former president of the NTR fans’ federation and ex-chairman of the United Andhra Pradesh Differently Abled Corporation. He passed away recently due to a cardiac arrest.
Naidu paid condolences to the bereaved family.
Responding to questions from the media on the Krishna waters dispute, the CM said all aspects of water allocation and lift irrigation projects would be made public shortly. The reference was to Telangana chief minister Revanth Reddy’s recent statement that the Rayalaseema Lift Irrigation Project was halted by the AP government at his request.
Earlier in the day, the AP government clarified that works on the Rayalaseema Lift project were stopped as early as 2020 following directions from the National Green Tribunal and the Centre. This was before the present assumed power.
The AP government said Revant Reddy’s claim—that the project was stopped at his request by the AP CM, was baseless. The project’s suspension had nothing to do with the present government’s decisions or political considerations, it asserted.
The AP government said, “During the tenure of Y.S. Jagan Reddy as chief minister, the Rayalaseema Lift Project work was taken up without obtaining the mandatory approvals. Despite large-scale publicity claiming that 3TMC-feet of water per day would be supplied to Rayalaseema, works were initiated without statutory clearances.”
According to the AP government, it was the Telangana government that challenged the project during the YSRC term, by filing cases in courts and lodging complaints with the Centre and the national green tribunal. Following these complaints, the authorities examined the matter and ordered a halt to the works due to the absence of permissions.
The AP government noted that as early as 2020, directions were issued by the NGT and the Union government regarding the project. The Centre had stopped the works well before the Naidu-led government assumed office in 2024.
Accusing political forces in Telangana of trying to derive mileage by running state politics in a “Chandrababu-centric” manner, the AP government said such narratives were being pushed by both ruling and opposition parties there for their political gain.
Reiterating its position, the AP government made it clear that there would be no compromise on the state’s water rights or on irrigation benefits for Rayalaseema. “We would soon place all facts, supported by documentary evidence, in the public domain regarding the project’s initiation, lack of approvals and the reasons behind the suspension of works,” it said.