Lok Sabha Question No. 80 (STARRED), answered on 2016-07-21
Subject: New Projects on Krishna River
Ministry: WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANAGA REJUVENATION
Asked by: RENUKA BUTTA

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. †*80

ANSWERED ON 21.07.2016

## NEW PROJECTS ON KRISHNA RIVER

| *80.                                                                                                | SHRIMATI BUTTA RENUKA:                                                                              |
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| Will the Minister of WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION be pleased to state: | Will the Minister of WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION be pleased to state: |
| ANSWER THE MINISTER FOR WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION                   | ANSWER THE MINISTER FOR WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION                   |

## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  to  (d)  OF  LOK  SABHA  STARRED QUESTION  NO  *80  REGARDING  NEW  PROJECTS  ON  KRISHNA  RIVER  BY  SHRIMATI BUTTA RENUKA TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.07.2016.

- (a) Krishna Water Disputes Tribunal (KWDT-I) during May, 1976 allocated the share of basin States in the waters of river Krishna as follows:-

| Maharashtra              | 585 TMC   |
|--------------------------|-----------|
| Karnataka                | 734 TMC   |
| Erstwhile Andhra Pradesh | 811 TMC   |
| Total                    | 2130TMC   |

Further,  Krishna  Water  Disputes  Tribunal  (KWDT-II)  was  set  up  under  Inter-State  River  Water  Disputes Act, 1956 on 2 nd April, 2004 to adjudicate upon the water dispute regarding the Inter-State river Krishna and the river valley thereof.

In accordance with the provisions of the Andhra Pradesh Reorganization Act 2014, the term of the KWDT-II has been extended for two years w.e.f. 1 st August 2014 for making project-wise specific allocation, if such allocation have not been made by a Tribunal and determine an operational protocol for project-wise release of water in the event of deficit flows in terms of Section 89 of the Andhra Pradesh Reorganization Act, 2014.

(b)  to  (d) The  Government  of  Telangana  vide  letter  dated  30.01.2016  addressed  to  Krishna  River Management Board (KRMB) expressed concerns about taking up of Rajolibanda Diversion Scheme (RDS) Right Bank Canal by the Government of Andhra Pradesh in Krishna basin. KRMB has forwarded a copy of the said letter to Government of Andhra Pradesh. Further the matter related to distribution of Krishna waters amongst the States of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh are subjudice before KWDT-II.

Further, the Government of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh had agreed on working arrangements for water regulation from common projects on river Krishna for the Water Year 2015-16 during a meeting facilitated by this Ministry on 18-19 June, 2015. The working arrangement has been reviewed in the Ministry during a meeting with the representatives of Governments of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh on 21-22 June, 2016 and has been found satisfactory and also being implemented for the current Water Year 2016-17.'

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