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The archetypal gathering of the committee constituted by the Ministry of Jal Shakti to deliberate upon the cardinal issues concerning h2o absorption betwixt Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, including the contentious contented of Polavaram-Nallamalasagar Link Project (PNLP), earlier known arsenic Polavaram-Banakacherla Link Project (PBLP), volition beryllium held connected January 30 successful New Delhi.
The committee headed by Chairman of the Central Water Commission (CWC) Anupam Prasad, who is besides holding complaint arsenic the Member (River Management) of the Commission, volition conscionable successful carnal mode. The docket for the gathering includes issues concerning h2o absorption betwixt AP and Telangana. Both the States are expected to supply details of the cardinal issues for further treatment by the committee.
The Godavari and Krishna River Management Boards (GRMB and KRMB) would supply applicable inputs for the treatment and co-option of officers/experts to assistance the committee and enactment successful its proceedings. Two Chief Engineers -- Ashish Banerjee (Irrigation Management Organisation-IMO) and S.K. Gangwar (Hydrological Studies Organisation-HSO) of the Commission volition coordinate with the authorities of the 2 State successful identifying the experts.
Any different issues identified by the 2 States that are consenting to sermon volition beryllium taken up astatine the meeting. Special Chief Secretary (Water Resources), Advisor (WR), Engineer-in-Chief (Irrigation-WR) and Chief Engineer (Inter State and WR) volition correspond Andhra Pradesh arsenic Members of the MoJS Committee, portion Telangana volition beryllium represented by Advisor (Irrigation & WR), Principal Secretary (Irrigation), Special Secretary (Irrigation) and Engineer-in-Chief (General-Irrigation).
The gathering volition besides beryllium attended by the Chairman of GRMB and KRMB, and Chief Engineer of the National Water Development Agency (NWDA), which is focusing connected different contentious contented of interlinking of rivers since Telangana has been opposing interlinking of Godavari and Cauvery connecting Penna successful between.
At a gathering betwixt the Chief Ministers of AP and Telangana N. Chandrababu Naidu and A. Revanth Reddy, respectively, met successful New Delhi connected July 16 past twelvemonth and discussed the outstanding issues of stream waters. Formation of a associated committee headed by CWC Chairman was past taken to sermon the issues connected h2o resources, including the contentious PNLP/PBLP.
