The Telangana government officials on Wednesday walked out from theKrishna River Management Board’s (KRMB) meeting after its chairman MP Singh reportedly asked them to stop power generation from Srisailam hydel power generation units.

Singh said power generation from Srisailam would be allowed after meeting the water requirements for Irrigation and drinking water purposes in the basin.
The meeting was attended by irrigation officials from and Andhra Pradesh.

According to Telangana irrigation officials, irrigation special chief secretary informed the Board that earlier water allocations 512: 299 tmcft of total 811 tmcft in Krishna waters between AP and Telangana was temporary and applicable for only 2015-2016.