Lok Sabha Question No. 258 (STARRED), answered on 2021-08-05
Subject: Notification of Krishna River Management Board
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Lavu Sri Krishna Devarayalu

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI,

## DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT & GANGA REJUVENATION

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *258

ANSWERED ON 05.08 .2021

## NOTIFICATION OF KRIS HNA RIVER MANAGEMENT BOARD

| *258                                                                                                | SHRI LAVU SRI KRISHNA DEVARAYALU                                                                    |
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| Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased                                                          | Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased                                                          |
| (a) whether the Government has recently notified Krishna River Management Board                     | (a) whether the Government has recently notified Krishna River Management Board                     |
| (b) if so, the details                                                                              | (b) if so, the details                                                                              |
| (c) whether KRMB has noted the excess utilis ation of Krishna river water by Telangana to           | (c) whether KRMB has noted the excess utilis ation of Krishna river water by Telangana to           |
| at Srisailam and Nagarjuna Sagar projects;                                                          | at Srisailam and Nagarjuna Sagar projects;                                                          |
| (d) if so, the details thereof and the action taken                                                 | (d) if so, the details thereof and the action taken                                                 |
| (e) whether KRMB has a formula to calculate utilisation of flood waters and if so, details thereof? | (e) whether KRMB has a formula to calculate utilisation of flood waters and if so, details thereof? |
| ANSWER                                                                                              | ANSWER                                                                                              |
| THE MINISTER OF JAL SHAKTI                                                                          | THE MINISTER OF JAL SHAKTI                                                                          |
| (SHRI GAJENDRA SINGH SHEKHAWAT)                                                                     | (SHRI GAJENDRA SINGH SHEKHAWAT)                                                                     |
| (a) to                                                                                              | (e) A statement is laid on the Table of the                                                         |

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STA TEMENT  REFERRED  IN  REPLY  TO  PART S  (a)  TO  (e)  OF  LOK  SABHA  STARRED QUESTION NO. *258 TO BE ANSWERED ON 05 .08. 2021 ON 'NOTIFICATION OF KRISHNA RIVER  MANAGEMENT BOARD' RAISED BY SHRI LAVU SRI KRISHNA DEVARAYALU , M.P.

- (a) &(b) Yes, Sir. In exercise of the powers conferred by sub - section  (1)  of  section  87  of  the  Andh Pradesh Reorganization Act, 2014, the Central Government has notified the jurisdiction of K Management Board (KRMB) on 15.07.2021.
- (c) &(d) As per the details available with KRMB, during the period from 01.06.2021 to 21.0 quantum of water drawal from Krishna river by Government of Telangana at Srisailam Dam and Na Sagar Dam to generate power is as follows:

## (in Thousand Million Cubic Feet)

| Srisailam Dam       | 36.399 TMC ft.                                                     |
|---------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Nagarjuna Sagar Dam | 30.449 TMC ft (out of above drawal, reverse pumping into dam 5.795 |

The KRMB, vide its letter dated 17.06.2021 requested the Telangana State GENCO authorities to stop further release of water immediately through Srisailam Left Power House and follo release orders issued by KRMB.

Again, KRMB, vide letter dated 15.07.2021 requested the Telangana State GENCO au horities to st op further release of water immediately through Srisailam Left Power House and Nagarj Dam as it was agreed that quantum of water drawn for power generation purpose is incidental and drinking water needs.

Subsequently, KRMB again vid e letter dated 16.07.2021 requested the Special Chief Secre Government, Irrigation & CAD Department, Government of Telangana to take immediate necessary to stop further release of water through Srisailam Left Power House and Nagarjuna Sagar Dam.

- (e) During the meeting held in June 2015 in Ministry of Water Resources, RD&GR with the S Andhra  Pradesh  and  Telengana ,  it  was  decided  that  for  the  water  year  2015 - 16,  the  quantity  of  water available,  after  allocation  of  811  TMC  (allocated  by  Krishna  Water  Disputes  Tribunal  t undivided State of Andhra Pradesh), would be shared proportionately. Similarly, the de ficit below 811 TMC would also be shared accordingly. According to the decisions taken in the 7th Board mee 4.11.2017, the mutually agreed proportion for sharing of Krishna river water between Andhra Telengana, was 66:34 for water yea r 2017 - 18. During the water years 2019- 20 & 2020 - 21, which were flood water years, the sharing of water was decided in the mutually agreed proportion of 66:3

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