With both Karnataka and Maharashtra opposing a special leave petition filed by Andhra Pradesh challenging the award of the Krishna Water Disputes Tribunal-II (KWDT-II), the Supreme Court has decided to hear in July the maintainability of the SLP.
In the meantime, it will be open to Karnataka and Maharashtra to file their response to the SLP, a Bench of Justices G.S. Singhvi and A.K.
Five years after the project was almost shelved, tenders have been called for the Krishna Phase-III project that will bring an additional 90 million gallons per day (MGD) of drinking water to the city from the present 340 MGD to 430 MGD.
Krishna Phase-III has been revived by the Chief Minister, Mr N.
Complaints are still pouring in of foul-smelling, yellow coloured drinking water being supplied to residents of various localities in the Old City. This is despite the Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board claiming that measures have been taken to ensure that the water is potable.
The Centre is all set to notify the verdict of the Krishna Water Disputes Tribunal-II (KWDT-II) pronounced on December 30 last year without waiting for clarifications, if any, sought by the contesting parties
Water Resources Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Monday indicated that the State government would appeal against the Krishna Water Tribunal Award II and said he has begun the consultation process to take appropriate decisions in this regard.
Addressing reporters here, he said the State has two legal options
The award given by the Krishna water dispute tribunal, headed by Justice Brijesh Kumar, seems to have adverse implications on irrigation projects undertaken across Rayalaseema.
The state lost the right over utilisation of Krishna surplus, which will have severe implications on irrigation and drinking water purposes in the future.
The future of most ongoing projects is doubtful as water alloc
Expressing concern over the ill-effects of Brijesh Kumar tribunal verdict, Telugu Desam president Nara Chandrababu Naidu said that the delta region of coastal Andhra would turn into desert.
The State government on Tuesday tabled the supplementary estimates (second instalment) in the Legislative Assembly, seeking sanction for additional expenditure of Rs 5,060.41 crore, including Rs 500 crore to take up the Upper Krishna projects.
The provision for the UKP comes in the wake of the Krishna Water Disputes Tribunal award allotting 177 tmc ft water to Karnataka under
