# BRS leader says Telangana silent on AP’s large water drawal 2026-08-13T23:42:25+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leader and former minister S. Niranjan Reddy has accused the Telangana government of being a mute spectator as Andhra Pradesh diverts huge volumes of water from the Srisailam reservoir through the Pothireddypadu Head Regulator (PRP-HR). Speaking in Kurnool district, he claimed AP is drawing 4-5 tmc ft of water per day by gravity while Telangana manages only 0.2 tmc ft daily for the Kalwakurthy Lift Irrigation Scheme, even running all three pumps. Reddy alleged that although AP officially records a drawal of 10,000 cusecs, the actual figure is around 50,000 cusecs. He noted that Telangana has advised farmers under Krishna projects to raise only irrigated-dry crops due to El Nino conditions, yet permits AP to continue heavy drawal. The Telangana government has maintained that the water belongs to Andhra Pradesh. ## Coverage - thehindu.com Tags: Andhra Pradesh, BRS, Krishna river, PRP-HR, Srisailam water dispute, Telangana Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/brs-leader-says-telangana-silent-on-aps-large-water-drawal/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/brs-leader-says-telangana-silent-on-aps-large-water-drawal/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.