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PMO asks Jal Shakti Ministry to act on Telangana CM’s barrage letter
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…
The Story in Brief
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.
The Indian Opinion
The usual narrative pits Telangana against Maharashtra as a water war, but the core issue is technical: a few metres of reservoir height can make or break gravity-flow irrigation. The previous government’s inaction after the 2016 agreement is as much to blame as any state intransigence. The real test will be whether the meeting called by the PMO produces a concrete number both sides accept, or just another round of letters.
Source: thehansindia.com
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