Ending a protracted tussle, AP and have come to an agreement on sharing of water and power from Srisailam project.AP and T have agreed to share power from hydel stations on 50:50 basis and water on 66:34 basis.
AP and T have agreed to share power from hydel stations on 50:50 basis and water on 66:34 basis.
However, they differed on quota from Nagarjunasagar project.The Reservoir Management Committee (RMC) has now referred it to the Central Water Commission (Cwc).This is the first time that the two states have agreed on water and power sharing from Srisailam dam after bifurcation in 2014.Telangana had been insisting on 50:50 share of Krishna water.Consensus was reached at the final meeting of.
Telangana also agreed to the demand of Andhra Pradesh to maintain minimum water level at Srisailam project at 854 ft.Telangana had consistently been rejecting AP’s demand on the issue, citing that Srisailam project was constructed chiefly for generation of power and there was no need to maintain minimum level to meet Irrigation and drinking water needs.