The Krishna River Management Board (KRMB) has scheduled a meeting with the top officials of the irrigation wing from Telangana and Andhra Pradesh on February 1. The purpose of the meeting is to establish rules for managing projects on the River Krishna and address other water management issues.
During the meeting, the KRMB and the two states will discuss and finalize the protocols for transferring control of the Nagarjuna Sagar dam, Srisailam dam, and 15 other important components to the Board. They will also create a concrete action plan for this transfer within seven days.
Both states have agreed to hand over the 15 prioritized components of the Sagar and Srisailam project to the KRMB within one month. The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) will closely monitor the dam sites and engineers from the two states will only be allowed to enter the Sagar dam premises with permission from the KRMB. If any critical maintenance work is required for the Sagar dam, the states can submit a written request to the board for supervision.
The upcoming KRMB meeting will address all agreed-upon issues between the two states and establish the final protocols.
