Irrigation experts and farmers in Andhra Pradesh have welcomed the Centres gazette notification marking jurisdiction for the Krishna and Godavari river boards.
Farmers, particularly in Rayalaseema, were anxious over utilisation of Krishna river water for power by neighbouring state.
Telangana had utilised about 27 tmc of the 29 tmc received as inflows at Srisailam in the last fortnight, AP officials allege. About 15 tmc of water was released into the ocean from Prakasam barrage due to the power generation by Telangana at Pulichintala project.