Lok Sabha Question No. 831 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-04
Subject: Delay in Notifying the Jurisdiction of KRMB and GRMB
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Dr. Mallu Ravi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 831

ANSWERED ON 04.12.2025

## DELAY IN NOTIFYING THE JURISDICTION OF KRMB AND GRMB

## 831.   Dr. MALLU RAVI:

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a) the specific reasons for the Union Government's failure to notify the jurisdiction of the Krishna River Management Board (KRMB) and the Godavari River Management Board (GRMB) for over a decade since the enactment of the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014;

(b) whether the Government is aware that this delay is the primary cause of escalating interState tensions, as  it  prevents  the  Boards  from  stopping  new  projects,  such  as  the  Rayalaseema  Lift  Irrigation  Scheme (RLIS), which are alleged to be illegal by the other State and if so, the details thereof; and

(c) the Union Government's definitive and final timeline for issuing the Gazette notification to empower these Boards and take control of all project headworks and reservoirs on the Krishna and Godavari rivers, as mandated by the Act?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI

## ( SHRI RAJ BHUSHAN CHOUDHARY )

(a) to (c) In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-sections (1), (4) and (5) of section 85 of the Andhra Pradesh Reorganization Act, 2014 (6 of 2024), the Central Government, vide notification No. S.O. 1391 (E) and S.O. 1403 (E) dated 28.05.2014 constituted the Krishna River Management Board (KRMB) and Godavari River Management Board (GRMB) respectively for administration, regulation, maintenance and operation  for  such  project  on  Krishna  river  and  Godavari  river  as  may  be  notified  by  the  Central Government from time to time.

In  exercise  of  the  powers  conferred  by  sub-section  (1)  of  section  84  of  the  Andhra  Pradesh Reorganization  Act,  2014  (APRA,  2014),  with  effect  from  2 nd June,  2014,  the  Central  Government constituted an Apex Council for the supervision of the functioning of the KRMB and GRMB.

Consultations  were  held  in  the  board  meetings  of  KRMB  &  GRMB  and  also  in  Apex  Council meetings  and  it  was  finally decided  to  notify  the  jurisdiction  of  both  KRMB  and  GRMB. The  Central Government officially notified the jurisdiction of both boards on July 15, 2021, through S.O. 2842 (E) for KRMB and  S.O.  2843  (E)  for  GRMB,  exercising  powers  under  Section  87(1)  of  the  Andhra  Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014.

As per Sections 84(3)(ii), 85(8)(d) and para-7 of Xl Schedule of APRA, 2014, the states are bound to submit the DPRs of new projects to KRMB and GRMB for appraisal and subsequent sanction by the Apex Council.

The  MoJS  jurisdiction  Notification  dated  15.07.2021  is  already  in  place  whereby  jurisdiction  of listed project or components specified in its Schedules were supposed to be handed over by the party States with  effect  from  14th  day  of  October,  2021.Various  issues  including  handing  over  of  the  projects  as notified are being taken up by the boards (KRMB & GRMB) in their board meetings from time to time.