# PMO asks Jal Shakti Ministry to act on Telangana CM’s barrage letter 2026-08-10T16:54:40+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet The Prime Minister’s Office has forwarded Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy’s letter on the Tummidihetti barrage to the Union Ministry of Jal Shakti for action. The chief minister had asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to help arrange talks with Maharashtra to finalise the barrage’s height under the Pranahita Chevella project. The Hans India reports that the original plan had a full reservoir level of +152 metres, but Maharashtra agreed to +148 metres in 2016. The current Telangana government says the lower level will not allow cost-effective gravity-based use of Godavari waters for drought-prone northern districts. The previous administration did not pursue construction after the 2016 agreement. ## Coverage - thehansindia.com Tags: Maharashtra, PMO, Pranahita-Chevella, Telangana, Tummidihetti barrage, water dispute Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/pmo-asks-jal-shakti-ministry-to-act-on-telangana-cms-barrage-letter/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/pmo-asks-jal-shakti-ministry-to-act-on-telangana-cms-barrage-letter/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.