Hyderabad: The Telangana state government has complained to the Krishna River Management Board (KRMB) against “unauthorized” projects being taken up by the Andhra Pradesh government to divert Srisailam water out of Krishna basin.
The TS government urged KRMB to restrain AP from diverting water from the foreshore of the Srisailam reservoir through three unauthorized projects to KC Canal. State Irrigation department engineer-in-chief (general), C Muralidhar, dashed off a letter to the KRMB chairman on Thursday to this effect.
He contended that the KC Canal lift irrigation scheme at Muchumarri, the link canal connecting HNSS LIS at Malyala with KC Canal and the escape channel from Banakacherla cross regulator for feeding the KC Canal ayacut were illegal.
Muralidhar brought to the notice of KRMB that AP can draw only 39tmc water from Srisailam. But, by taking up unauthorised lift projects that have no allocation, AP is drawing excess water. “The operation of three…