State maintaining silence on AP’s huge water drawal through PRP-HR, says BRS leader Niranjan Reddy
He was stopped by AP police at Jupadu Bunglow from visiting Pothireddypadu facility on Thursday
Former BRS minister S. Niranjan Reddy has accused the Telangana Government of remaining silent while Andhra Pradesh siphoned off significant amounts of water from the Srisailam reservoir via the Pothireddypadu Head Regulator during the El Nino year. The issue arose as Telangana’s in-basin areas experienced water scarcity and poor inflows into Krishna Basin projects.
Reddy alleged that the state government only encouraged farmers to grow non-paddy crops due to El Nino impacts, yet permitted AP to draw up to 4-5 tmc ft of water daily through PRP-HR. In contrast, Telangana’s Kalwakurthy Lift Irrigation Scheme drew only 0.2 tmc ft daily despite operating all three pumps. He further pointed out that the Kalwakurthy lift canal only irrigated 102 km of its 162 km length, despite ample water availability in the Krishna River and Jurala releases.
Reddy claimed AP was drawing approximately 50,000 cusecs through PRP-HR unofficially, while formally reporting only 10,000 cusecs. The lack of clarity at an Irrigation Advisory Board meeting left the farming community in confusion.
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