Lok Sabha Question No. 37 (STARRED), answered on 2022-02-03
Subject: Sharing of Water between Andhra Pradesh and Telangana
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Gaddam Ranjith Reddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI, DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT & GANGA REJUVENATION

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *37

ANSWERED ON 03.02.2022

## SHARING OF WATER BETWEEN ANDHRA PRADESH AND TELANGANA

- *37.     DR. G. RANJITH REDDY SHRIMATI KAVITHA MALOTHU

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a)  the  reasons  as  to  why  the  Ministry  has  not  distributed  water  between  Andhra  Pradesh  and Telangana as per the Inter-State River Water Disputes Act, 1956; (b) whether the Ministry has made any recommendation to this effect to Brijesh Kumar Tribunal; (c) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; (d)  whether  the  Government proposes to allot water at 50:50 ratio till the tribunal finalises  water distribution between Telangana and Andhra Pradesh; and

- (e) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI

(SHRI BISHWESWAR TUDU)

(a) to (e)  A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) to (e) OF STARRED QUESTION NO.*37  TO  BE  ANSWERED  ON  03.02.2022  REGARDING  'SHARING  OF  WATER BETWEEN ANDHRA PRADESH AND TELANGANA'.

(a)  to  (c)  The  Government  of  India  (GoI)  in  April  2004  constituted  Krishna  Water  Disputes Tribunal  (KWDT-II)  for  adjudicating  dispute  between  the  States  of  Maharashtra,  Karnataka  and erstwhile  Andhra  Pradesh  under  Section  4  of  the  Inter-State  River  Water  Dispute  (ISRWD)  Act, 1956 with Hon'ble Justice Shri Brijesh Kumar as chairman of the Tribunal. The Tribunal gave its report and decision under section 5(2) of the Act on 30.12.2010. The party States and the Central Government  sought  further  clarification  from  the  Tribunal  under  section  5(3)  of  the  Act.  The Tribunal  gave  its  Further  Report  on  29.11.  2013  under  section  5(3)  of  the  ISRWD  Act,  1956. However, on account of stay by Supreme Court vide its order dated 16.09.2011, the award could not be published in the Official Gazette in terms of section 6(1) of the ISRWD Act, 1956. The matter of KWDT-II is sub judice before the Hon'ble Supreme Court.

Subsequently, Telangana State came into existence on 02.06.2014 vide Andhra Pradesh Reorganization Act, 2014 (APRA 2014). GoI, vide its notification dated 15.05.2014, extended the tenure  of  KWDT-II  for  two  years  or  until  further  order  whichever  is  earlier  with  effect  from 01.08.2014 in exercise of the powers conferred by the sub-section 3 of section 5 of the ISRWD Act, 1956 so as to address the Terms of Reference (TOR) specified in clauses (a) and (b) of the Section 89 of APRA 2014.  The term of the Tribunal has been extended further from time to time on yearly basis. Recently, the term of the Tribunal was extended for a period of one year w.e.f. 01.08.2021.

In  the  2 nd Meeting  of  the  Apex  Council  constituted  under  APRA  2014,  which  was  held  on 06.10.2020  under  the  chairmanship  of  Hon'ble  Minister  of  Jal  Shakti,  both  the  States  (Andhra Pradesh and Telangana) agreed for setting up of a Godavari Tribunal for adjudicating on the sharing of the waters of Godavari between A.P and Telangana. However, as is legally required, no formal request from either the Government of Telangana or the Government of A.P. has been received for constituting a Tribunal in this matter.

(d)  &  (e)  As  per  the  decision  in  the  meeting  held  in  June  2015  in  the  then  Ministry  of  Water Resources, RD & GR with the States of Andhra Pradesh and Telengana, it was mutually agreed for sharing of Krishna river waters between Andhra Pradesh and Telengana for the water year 2015-16. The arrangement so agreed upon was that out of 811 thousand million cubic feet (TMC) allocated by Krishna Water Disputes Tribunal to erstwhile undivided State of Andhra Pradesh, 512.04 TMC and 298.96 TMC would be the share of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana respectively.

Later on, the year-wise sharing of water agreed by both States as per decisions in various Krishna River Management Board (KRMB) meetings is as follows:

| Sl No   | Water Year         | Share (in TMC/ %)   | Share (in TMC/ %)   |
|---------|--------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
|         |                    | Andhra Pradesh      | Telangana           |
| 1.      | 2016-17            | 512.04 TMC          | 298.96 TMC          |
| 2.      | 2017-18 to 2021-22 | 66%                 | 34%                 |

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