Telangana Gets Only 2 TMC Water From KRMB

Upset with the Krishna River Management Board's decision to release only two tmc-feet water in response to its request for 29 tmc ft, the Telangana government said that it would soon lodge a complaint with Union Water Resources Minister Uma Bharti against the alleged partisanship shown by the board.

As per reports, in a day or two, the Chief Minister will reveal an action plan and complaints against the decision taken by the board, "against the interests of Telangana" and seek the the Centre's intervention.

"As per the sharing formula, Telangana ought to get 299 tmc ft from river Krishna. Of the 299 tmc, we have utilised only 75.91 tmc ft till now, whereas AP used around 184.09 tmc ft. So we requested the board to allot the remaining 29 tmc ft to Telangana but it did not agree. We brought the matter to the notice of the Chief Minister since the board is not willing to give more than 2 tmc to our State. The CM will take it up with the Centre," officials in the Irrigation Ministry said.

The State would also bring up the board's refusal to include the Pattiseema water utilised by Andhra Pradesh as part of the latter's share, they said.

As per sources, the KRMB calculated 27 tmc as the available water in the two reservoirs and deducted 4 tmc as evaporation losses. With this, only 23 TMC water was made available and even in that, the board refused to allocate sufficient water to Telangana.

Even as several towns in Telangana were reeling under severe drought the board offered only 2 tmc ft, the officials pointed out. Taking care of Hyderabad's drinking water needs itself needed 5 tmc feet for February, March and April. But now we are left with 2 tmc for entire Telangana, they fumed.

The State government is preparing a detailed report on the actual amounts of water consumed by both the States in the last two years and wants the intervention of the Centre to restore the rightful share of Telangana.

Several political parties (except the Telangana TDP) have vowed to support the TRS in the issue.