Krishna Water

Union Cabinet approves terms of reference of Krishna water dsipute

The Cabinet has approved the terms of reference of the Krishna Water Disputes Tribunal that will govern the division of the river water between Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. Addressing the media after a Cabinet meeting, Union minister Anurag Thakur said the tribunal will allocate water on a project-wise basis for projects in both states that are intended for developmental or future purposes. "KWDT (Krishna Water Disputes Tribunal) will provide new terms of reference under which the tribunal will divide the water of the Krishna River among both states, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, in the future. It will allocate water on a project-wise basis for the proposed projects in both states that are intended for developmental or future purposes," Thakur said.

First warning at Prakasam Barrage in Vijayawada as Krishna level rises

The first warning signal has been raised at Prakasam Barrage in Vijayawada as the flood flow in river Krishna touched four lakh cusecs on Friday morning. The flood is only rising as over 4.25 lakh cusecs (cubic feet of water flow per second) has been discharged at Dr K L Rao Sagar Pulichintala, upstream the Prakasam Barrage, according to Andhra Pradesh State Disaster Management Authority Managing Director B R Ambedkar. Krishna district Collector P Ranjit Basha directed the government machinery to be on high alert in view of the rising flood. He asked people not to go near the river course. Meanwhile, river Penna also continued to be in spate with increasing inflows. The inflow at Somasila reservoir in SPS Nellore district touched 30,000 cusecs on Friday. The Gandikota reservoir in YSR Kadapa district too got about 30,000 cusecs of water. From here, the floodwater is being released into the Mylavaram reservoir, where the outflow has increased to 24,957 cusecs, according to the Wate

Krishna water dispute: Will claim our share of water, says Andhra CM

Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy has said that they would draw their rightful share of river water in the interest of farmers

Telangana to withdraw case filed in SC over sharing of Krishna, Godavari

Telangana has agreed to withdraw the case it filed in the Supreme Court about the sharing of waters of Krishna and Godavari rivers

Telangana, AP chief ministers bury hatchet over sharing of river water

Godavari water to be diverted to Srisailam reservoir as inadequacy in Krishna river has caused scarcity in Andhra's Rayalaseema region and Telagana's Palamuru and Nalgonda districts

Chandrababu obliges Panneerselvam's request to release Krishna water for TN

Panneerselvam highlights that this was possible only because of the understanding between the two states