CM Jagan Stresses Protection of AP’s Krishna Waters Rights:
During the meeting, concerns were raised about how these developments were harmful to the state’s interests.
Officials pointed out that the guidelines outlined in the State Apportionment Act are being violated by the notification issued by the Central government, which is in direct contravention of the State Reorganisation Act, particularly Section 89.
They emphasized that the AP Reorganisation Act originally required states to adhere to the allocations made prior to the state’s bifurcation, but these allocations are currently being disregarded.
The gazette notification was released despite numerous pending petitions before the Supreme Court, a move that officials believe goes against Class 4 of the Inter-State River Disputes Act.
According to the law, tribunal allocations and transfers made before 2002 should not be re-evaluated, as noted by officials.
Officials argued that considering Andhra Pradesh‘s allocation of water from Polavaram to another basin in the Godavari River, it is not reasonable to demand additional allocations from the Krishna River to Telangana, as this would result in a loss for the state.
The Chief Minister Jagan instructed the officials to do everything in their power to safeguard the state’s interests and made it clear that there could be no compromise in this regard. Additionally, in response to the publication of the KWDT-2 guidelines in the gazette, the CM Jagan directed officials to send letters to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah to address the issue.
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