CWC to hold meets on AP-TG water row on Sept. 7, on Tummidihatti on Sept. 1

The Central Water Commission (CWC) will hold meetings on September 7 and September 1 to address the ongoing water row between Andhra Pradesh (AP) and Telangana. The meetings will be chaired by CWC Chairman and attended by Secretaries of Irrigation/Water Resources Departments from both states. The first meeting on September 7 in New Delhi comes after the unilateral water release by AP to the Nagarajunsagar Right Canal without approval from the Krishna River Management Board (KRMB).

In response, Telangana started releasing water to the Left Canal later that day. The second meeting on September 1 will discuss the technical and inter-State issues surrounding the proposed Tummidihatti barrage across the Pranahita. Telangana has proposed raising the barrage height from 148 meters to 152 meters, citing feasibility and cost-effectiveness concerns. Both states are yet to submit their detailed agenda items to the MoJS committee.