Monitoring authority to be setup for Krishna outflow

Representatives of three regions constitute proposed authority

A monitoring authority comprising representatives of the three regional of the State is proposed to be constituted by the State Government to supervise proper outflow of water to each region from the Krishna and to protect project specific allocations. Such an authority alone, the Government feels can ensure equitable distribution of water to the three regions and address the complex problems such as the ones arising from objections by political parties against the increase in the discharge capacity of Pothireddypadu head regulator of Srisailam Dam.

To begin with, the authority is likely to consist of engineers from Telangana, Rayalaseema and Coastal Andhra. Largely, the Bachawat Tribunal went along the principle of protecting the existing projects and did not give weight to regional interests.

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