Tackling Andhra-Telangana river water dispute
Telangana has been opposing the move as it wanted the allocation of river water to be done first under Section 3 of the Inter-State River Water Disputes Act, 1956.
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Polavaram irrigation project in East Godavari. (File | EPS)
The recent gazette notification by the Centre bringing all the projects on the Godavari and Krishna rivers in Telangana and AP under the control of two river management boards was not only unprecedented but also a step in the right direction. The Centre invoked the provisions of the AP State Reorganisation Act, 2014, to issue this, which seems to have ruffled the Telangana government more than it did to AP. The latter has welcomed it, though with some reservations.
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New Delhi, January 21
Union Minister of State for Jal Shakti Rattan Lal Kataria has expressed concern over increasing water conflicts in the country, while presiding over a review meeting of the Central Water Commission.
He lauded CWC’s premier role in country efforts to better manage water resources.
Kataria’s concern over water conflicts was in the context of water disputes among states often degenerating into an emotive and political issue.
Consequently, the disputes become long drawn and defy amicable resolutions.
A number of states are involved in long-standing disputes on waters of inter-state rivers.
Dispute on Ravi-Beas waters between Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan, and on Cauvery waters between Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala and Puducherry are among the major inter-state disputes.
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