Krishna water: A.P. govt. moves Supreme Court against Telangana
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Andhra individuals disadvantaged of their official share of Krishna water for ingesting and irrigation: petition
Andhra Pradesh on Wednesday approached the Supreme Court accusing neighbour Telangana of depriving its individuals of their official share of Krishna water for ingesting and irrigation.
Andhra Pradesh, represented by advocate Mahfooz A. Nazki, in a petition drawn by advocate G. Umapathy and settled by senior advocate Dushyant Dave, mentioned Telangana was refusing to comply with choices taken on river water administration within the Apex Council constituted below the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act of 2014. It has additionally ignored the instructions of the Krishna River Management Board (KRMB) constituted below the 2014 Act and instructions of the Central authorities.
“Fundamental rights, including right to life of its citizens, are being seriously impaired and infringed on account of unconstitutional, illegal and unjust acts on part of Telangana and its officials, resulting in the citizens of Andhra Pradesh being deprived of their legitimate share of water for drinking and irrigation purposes,” the petition mentioned.
The focus of the petition is a Telangana authorities order of June 28, 2021 notifying that “to tap more hydel generation in the State, the government has taken a decision to generate hydel power up to 100% installed capacity.” The order directed the Telangana State Power Generation Corporation Limited (TSGENCO) to therefore “generate the hydel power up to 100% installed capacity in the State.”
Andhra Pradesh mentioned the notification was issued solely days after the Ministry of Jal Shakti in its June 17 communication to the Director (Hydel), TSGENCO, had urged the latter “to stop further release of water immediately through Srisailam Left Power House and follow the water release orders issued by the KRMB, except in case of extreme grid urgency.”
“The Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh in this regard has written to the Prime Minister on July 1 and July 7, seeking his urgent intervention in view of serious threat to right to life of tens of millions of citizens of Andhra Pradesh,” the petition famous.
The petition additionally blamed the Centre for not notifying the precise jurisdiction of the KRMB. “This is resulting in illegal acts on part of Telangana and its authorities, creating serious constitutional issues,” the petition identified.
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