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Irrigation Minister N. Uttam Kumar Reddy reiterated that the Congress authorities would not licence the operation of Banakacharla task nether immoderate circumstances, declaring that the task is being opposed done each imaginable means, including nonstop connection and written objections to the Centre.
Speaking to the media successful Hanamkonda, helium said the Revanth Reddy-led Congress authorities is committed to protecting Telangana’s rightful stock successful Krishna and Godavari stream waters, and the BRS should halt spreading falsehood. Mr. Reddy said, “Not 1 connection spoken by Harish Rao is true. The injustice to Telangana successful Krishna and Godavari waters happened during the 10 years of BRS rule, not during our 21-month Congress government,” helium said.
He stated that the Congress authorities had already conveyed Telangana’s objections to the Banakacharla task successful penning to Union Jal Shakti Minister C.R. Patil. “Telangana, Maharashtra and different co-basin States person intelligibly opposed it. Yet BRS MLA T Harish Rao is speaking arsenic if the Telangana authorities is silent, helium said.
He alleged that erstwhile Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao and past Irrigation Minister Harish Rao had agreed to springiness Andhra Pradesh 512 TMC of Krishna h2o portion settling for conscionable 299 TMC for Telangana retired of the 811 TMC allocated to agreed Andhra Pradesh. “This statement was made successful penning and presented to the Centre. The nonaccomplishment occurred nether BRS,” helium said.
Elaborating connected the State’s arguments, helium said Telangana demanded 70% of 811 TMC astatine 75% dependability and 734 TMC retired of 1,005 TMC astatine 65% dependability. “We argued some successful penning and successful person, and we are assured that justness volition beryllium done,” helium said.
The Minister asserted that Telangana would besides reason the projected raising of the Almatti dam height. “It does not substance which enactment is successful powerfulness successful Karnataka. Telangana’s h2o rights are paramount,” helium said.
