{
  "id": 3539557,
  "title": "Tension prevails at Nagarjunasagar as A.P. draws water unilaterally, TG retaliates",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/tension-prevails-at-nagarjunasagar-as-a-p-draws-water-unilaterally-tg",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-26T16:11:46.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/tension-prevails-at-nagarjunsagar-as-ap-draws-water-unilaterally-tg-retaliates/article71393550.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Tension prevailed at the Nagarjunasagar dam site in Nalgonda district on Wednesday as Andhra Pradesh released 2,000 cusecs of water to the Right Canal without seeking approval from the Krishna River Management Board (KRMB), despite objections from Telangana. The Telangana officials responded by releasing water to the Left Canal as a countermeasure. The KRMB had met on August 24 but couldn't reach a decision on water sharing, with a further meeting scheduled for September 4. Sources in the Telangana Irrigation Department stated that they were compelled to release water to the Left Canal due to A.P.'s unilateral and illegal release of water, disregarding Telangana's concerns. High-handedness by A.P. authorities was not a new occurrence; they had previously drawn water without KRMB approval. On Wednesday, A.P. was drawing 4,050 cusecs from the Right Canal while Telangana was drawing 1,580 cusecs from the Left Canal. The reservoir held 181.3 tmc ft of water, with A.P. also extracting significant quantities from the Srisailam reservoir to supply other areas. The Opposition Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) criticized the Congress government for failing to safeguard Telangana's river water interests, especially in an El Nino year. Former Irrigation Minister and Deputy Floor Leader in the Assembly, T. Harish Rao, questioned the silence of the KRMB and the Telangana government, demanding immediate intervention to prevent A.P.'s illegal water withdrawals and urging Union Jal Shakti Minister G. Kishan Reddy to intervene.",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [
    "Andhra Pradesh released 2,000 cusecs of water unilaterally at Nagarjunasagar.",
    "Telangana retaliated by releasing water to the Left Canal.",
    "KRMB failed to reach a decision on water sharing during August 24 meeting."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}