A review meeting on irrigation projects chaired by CM KCR decided for the State to file an implead petition before the Krishna Water Disputes Tribunal headed by retired SC Judge Brijesh Kumar for redistribution of waters between Telangana & AP. Earlier this year, the term of the tribunal has been extended to enable apportionment of water between Telangana and the successor state of Andhra Pradesh and the then Central govt. asked the tribunal to make the allocation on the basis of the projects located in each of the 2 States and its requirement of water. Telangana’s main concern at the tribunal would be that 3 of it’s key projects were not allocated any waters despite all of them being well with the Krishna ...

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