The gazette notifying the jurisdictions of the Godavari and the Krishna river management boards is a big step taken by the Union government to put an end to the riparian conflicts between Andhra Pradesh and Telangana and make best use of the available water resources, BJP Sate president Somu Veerraju has said.
Efforts allegedly made by Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao to rake up a controversy over the sharing of Krishna waters with the lower riparian State for gaining mileage in the ensuing byelection to the Huzurabad Assembly seat would not work, Mr. Veerraju told the media here after a meeting of the zonal functionaries on Thursday.
“The pact between the two States on sharing of river waters is a closed chapter. There is no scope for reopening it now,” he said while referring to the upper riparian State claiming more share in the Krishna waters.
Veligonda project
Replying to a question, Mr. Veerraju said the ongoing Veligonda project, which was designed to draw…