HYDERABAD: With the ongoing issues of irrigation projects and river water sharing in Krishna, the Telangana government has expressed strong objection towards the attitude of neighbour Andhra Pradesh. After AP Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu issued a complaint with the Centre and Kurnool district administration's letter to Raichur authorities against carrying out works on Rajolibanda Diversion Scheme anicut.
In reference to the complaint, Telangana Irrigation Minister T Harish Rao alleged that AP was walking on a confrontational path, and that with the two complaints, the AP government was opposing the decisions agreed upon by them in the past. He also faulted the state's reluctanct to talk on the RDS issue and other contentious subjects, if any. Rao pointed out that it was in 2005 the then government had sanctioned Rs 72 Crore for the purpose since Mahbubnagar was not getting water to even one-thirs of the 87,500 acres ayacut under the project. He, in his telephone conversation to AP counterpart Devineni Uma Maheshwar Rao, demanded their government withdraw its letter. "If this does not happen in the next two days, then do not expect any cooperation from Telangana."
He further said "Telangana believes in and follows a give-and-take policy. We are seeking cooperation from all our neighbours. If you (AP) want to stop our projects, we will not tolerate. We have written to the Krishna River Management Board informing it of AP's efforts to block the RDS project and asked the Board to ensure protection of Telangana's interests."
