Water users for location of KRMB in Vijayawada
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APSWUA Federation writes to Jal Sakti
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APSWUA Federation writes to Jal Sakti
Andhra Pradesh State Water Users’ Associations (APSWUA) Federation has requested the Union Ministry of Jal Sakti, Department of Water Resources, to ensure that headquarters of the Krishna River Management Board (KRMB) was located in Vijayawada, the Krishna Basin Area.
The federation, in the letter dated Thursday, said that the KRMB should be located in Vijayawada as decided previously by Andhra Pradesh and Union of India.
Referring to the State government’s letter to KRMB, the federation pointed out the government decided that the Headquarters of KRMB would be stationed at Visakhapatnam city. Accordingly the Engineer- in-Chief (Irrigation) has been instructed to identify suitable accommodation for KRMB headquarters at Visakhapatnam.
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Amid criticism, Andhra government identifies office spaces for KRMB headquarters in Visakhapatnam
The official said the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014, states that the headquarters of the KRMB shall be located in AP, but doesn’t specify the location.
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VIJAYAWADA: The state water resources department has identified “three-four” office spaces in Visakhapatnam for the establishment of the headquarters of the Krishna River Management Board (KRMB).
Though the decision has been opposed by irrigation experts and organisations, and even the Telangana government, the AP officials said that the location of the office is at the state government’s discretion.
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