Revanth asserts Telangana’s claim over 904 TMC ft Krishna waters

Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy stressed that Telangana was entitled to 904 TMC ft of Krishna waters under equitable distribution, and Irrigation Minister Uttam Kumar Reddy, will personally represent the State at the Krishna Water Disputes Tribunal final arguments in New Delhi on September 23, 24 and 25.

Chairing a high-level review meeting on Saturday (September 13), the Chief Minister said Telangana would not concede “even a drop” of its allocated waters, whether net, surplus, or flood flows.

Irrigation Minister Uttam Kumar Reddy, senior counsel C.S. Vaidyanathan, former Central Water Commission Chairman K. Vohra, irrigation advisor Adityanath Das, Irrigation Chief Secretary Rahul Bojja, ENC Anjad Hussain, and senior officials participated in the review.

The Chief Minister instructed legal experts to place before the Tribunal detailed records of all projects taken up, proposed, or left incomplete in the united Andhra Pradesh era, along with relevant GOs, memos and official documents. “For decades, Telangana suffered injustice in Krishna allocations. This is our opportunity to rectify the wrongs and secure every drop due to us,” he said.

Officials briefed the Chief Minister that the previous government had agreed to just 299 TMC for Telangana, effectively surrendering 512 TMC to Andhra Pradesh, a position now cited by A.P. before the Tribunal. Mr. Revanth Reddy condemned former Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao for what he called “an unforgivable betrayal,” accusing the BRS regime of keeping in limbo key irrigation projects like Palamuru–Rangareddy lift scheme and Dindi.

The Chief Minister further alleged that Andhra Pradesh was illegally diverting Krishna waters even before the Srisailam reservoir reached full level, releasing up to 10 TMC ft per day through Pothireddypadu and the Rayalaseema Lift Scheme. The water is being transferred to other basins via Pattiseema, Pulichintala and Chintalapadu canals. “Such diversions are crippling hydropower generation at Srisailam, Nagarjunasagar and Pulichintala,” he said.

The Chief Minister said Telangana has every legal right to claim its due share of Krishna waters to meet its drinking, irrigation and drought-relief needs, particularly in drought-prone districts like Mahabubnagar, Rangareddy and Nalgonda. He said the Tribunal should be reminded that Telangana was unable to utilise its share due to the non-completion of key projects.