Naidu, Revanth Meet in Delhi to Resolve Inter-State Water Disputes
16 July 2025 3:51 PM IST16 July 2025 3:51 PM IST
The meeting, held at Shram Shakti Bhavan under the auspices of Union Water Resources Minister C.R. Patil, focused on resolving long-pending issues between the two Telugu states.
Telangana and AP Chief Ministers met in New Delhi to resolve Inter-state water disputes
New Delhi: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu and his Telangana countepart A. Revanth Reddy met in Delhi on Tuesday to discuss key inter-state water disputes. The meeting, held at Shram Shakti Bhavan under the auspices of Union Water Resources Minister C.R. Patil, focused on resolving long-pending issues between the two Telugu states.
The meeting was attended by AP Water Resources Minister Nimmala Ramanaidu and Telangana Irrigation Minister Uttam Kumar Reddy, along with the Chief Secretaries of both states, Secretaries of the Water Resources Departments, and senior engineers.
Before the joint discussion, both CMs held internal meetings with their respective officials to finalize their strategies. They reviewed technical aspects and formulated responses during a 90-minute session with their Chief Secretaries and senior irrigation officials at their official residences.
The Telangana government on July 15 had already conveyed to the Centre that the Godavari-Banakacherla project proposed by the neighbouring state should not be on the agenda for the meeting.
It had written a letter raising objections to the agenda proposed by the Andhra Pradesh government, which included the controversial project.
( Source : Deccan Chronicle )
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