Petition seeks orders to give direction for handing over guarding of irrigation projects to Central paramilitary forces
With the inter river water dispute between Andhra Pradesh and Telangana showing no signs of abating, Andhra Pradesh has decided to move to Supreme Court, highly placed sources in the government have said.
Sources confirmed that the government was moving ahead to file a writ petition in the Supreme Court, to urge the apex court to pass directions notifying all the major irrigation projects on inter-State rivers as National Projects and hand over the responsibility of guarding the projects to central paramilitary forces.
The petition would also urge the court to suspend the GO issued by Telangana giving nod for drawing water for power generation from major irrigation projects and urge for directions to be given to Centre for fixing the guidelines of Krishna River Management Board, said sources.
“The Telangana government is using every means to crush the…