Telangana agreed to release 3.5 TMC water to Krishna delta after it’s officials met with CWC Chiarman AB Pandya. Pandya met the chief secretaries of both the states and also held a joint meeting with the principal secretaries of the irrigation department of the two states before arriving at the quantum of water to be released. AP asked for 10 TMC and insisted it is all for drinking water. Telangana argued that drinking water needs within Krishna delta can be met by just 2 TMC of water and that AP is asking higher quantum to divert the water to irrigation purposes.  In the absence of fresh inflows into the Sagar reservoir, the priority goes to the drinking water needs before using for any ...

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