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HYDERABAD
The Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) authorities had compromised Telangana’s interests successful the substance of Krishna waters by agreeing for a stock of lone 299 tmc ft h2o and leaving the remaining 512 tmc ft to residuary Andhra Pradesh, Minister for Irrigation N. Uttam Kumar Reddy alleged.
Speaking to newspersons successful New Delhi connected Tuesday, helium said: “The statement was accepted for astir 10 years by the BRS medication and it was thing but betrayal of Telangana’s farmers and drought-prone districts. We person reopened the contented due to the fact that we are not bound by specified an unjust deal. Our assertion of 763 tmc ft stands successful crisp opposition to 299 tmc ft accepted earlier”.
The Minister called for governmental unity required for the fight, saying that irrespective of which enactment governs neighbouring States, Telangana would not compromise connected its rights. “Whether Karnataka has a Congress government, Andhra Pradesh governed by TDP oregon BJP astatine the helm successful Maharashtra, Telangana volition combat uncompromisingly for its just share”, helium asserted.
Opposing Karnataka’s determination powerfully to summation the tallness of Almatti Dam, Mr. Uttam Reddy said it would straight harm Telangana’s interests. The State authorities would fortify its statement successful the Supreme Court to situation the connection and forestall Karnataka from going ahead. “Our government’s basal is precise wide not to licence immoderate enactment that reduces Telangana’s share. We volition attack the Supreme Court to guarantee that Karnataka is not allowed to rise the tallness of Almatti Dam”, the Minister said.
