Hyderabad, Feb 13 (IANS) The row between Telangana and Andhra Pradesh over sharing of Krishna river water took a serious turn Friday with police of the two Telugu states clashing at Nagarjuna Sagar dam.
Tension prevailed at the dam in Nalgonda district of Telangana as policemen of the two states exchanged blows after a heated argument between officials of the irrigation departments of both the sides.
Intervention by senior officials saved the situation from going out of hands.
Chief ministers of both Telangana and Andhra Pradesh Friday night decided to meet in the presence of Governor E. S. L. Narasimhan here Saturday to discuss and sort out the issue amicably.
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu spoke to his Telangana counterpart K. Chandrasekhar Rao over phone. Rao mooted the suggestion of a meeting in the governor's presence and Naidu agreed.
The Telangana chief minister also assured Naidu that he would call back police from the dam. He asked police force to exercise restraint.
The trouble at the dam began Friday when irrigation officials of Andhra demanded their counterparts to release the water for Krishna delta. The irrigation officials of Telangana refused to oblige, saying they have not received any orders from their government.
Telangana Irrigation Minister Harish Rao and his Andhra counterpart D. Umamaheswara Rao also traded allegations. Harish Rao told reporters in Hyderabad that Andhra Pradesh had drawn 43.13 TMC more water than its due share. He, however, agreed to release more water to save crops in Andhra provided the Andhra government make a written request.
The Andhra irrigation minister told reporters in Vijayawada that Telangana is wasting water but not releasing it to Andhra to save the crops. He claimed that Andhra is seeking water as per the Krishna water tribunal award.
Indian fan proposed to girlfriend during IND vs NED match, know whether the girl said yes or no
Suryakumar Yadav, Virat Kohli, and Rohit Sharma scored half-centuries as India beat the Netherlan
People's favorite Rocky Bhai has set the screen on fire even once through KGF Chapter 2. The film
Imran Khan Bail: Relief to Imran Khan in terrorism case, Anti-Terrorism Court extends interim bail
Pakistan's Anti-Terrorism Court has extended the interim bail of former Prime Minister Imran Khan
Former Australian batsman Michael Hussey has expressed his anger over the busy calendar of cricke
There is intense heat in most parts of India. To avoid the heat, people are resorting to fans, co
America returned 307 antiquities to India, smuggled after theft
Antiquities Returns: The heritage stolen from India years ago has now returned to the country. Sh
People who have got corona vaccine are 75 to 80 percent less likely to be hospitalized: Dr. VK Paul
Giving information about the cases of corona in the country, the Union Health Ministry said that
Protests are being held against the Waqf Amendment Act in West Bengal's Murshidabad district. Vij
Indian citizenship for Sri Lankan refugees
Chennai, March 24 (IANS) The central government will cons
Corona has once again gained momentum in China. Lockdown has been imposed again in many cities. P
