It was exactly a year ago, on July 15 in 2021, the Ministry of Jal Shakti (MoJS) issued a gazette notification notifying the purview of Krishna and Godavari River Management Boards (KRMB and GRMB) constituted under the provisions of Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act. There’s not much headway in that direction even after a year.
The only progress made in the matter is the consensus between the two member States, AP and Telangana, on handing over Peddavagu project located in Bhadradri-Kothagudem district by Telangana as it has some ayacut in AP too. Telangana has refused to hand over any other project in its territory on the grounds that water shares of the two States were yet to be finalised by the Brijesh Kumar Tribunal.
On the other hand, AP has come forward to hand over the management of one of the two joint projects, Srisailam, along with the right bank hydel station controlled by it, provided Telangana agrees to hand over the left bank hydel station there, Nagarjunasagar project and its hydel station and hydel station at Pulichintala controlled by Telangana.
