TheKrishnaRiver Management Board (KRMB) will hold a meeting withTelanganaandAndhra Pradesh(AP) in the second week of August, top sources said.

Official said the respective delegates will discuss water allocation for the current year 2021, detailed project reports for all Irrigation projects and objections being raised on the projects and hydel power generation by both the

states.

The meeting assumes significance as theNational Green Tribunal(NGT) has recently directed the KRMB to inspect the Rayalaseema Lift Irrigation Scheme (RLIS) project site independently, without seeking help from AP

and submit a report on August 9. The government even offered to provide helicopter for the KRMB team to reach the site.