Overview
- The Telangana Irrigation Department wrote to the Central Water Commission urging a stop to all proceedings on the Polavaram–Banakacherla Link Project.
- The letter warns of backwater effects, submergence of Telangana villages, and an alleged unauthorized diversion of roughly 200 TMC of Godavari water to the Krishna basin.
- The Central Water Commission’s pre‑feasibility report was circulated to GRMB, KRMB, the Polavaram Project Authority, and six riparian states for comments.
- Union Jal Shakti Minister C.R. Patil informed the Telangana chief minister on September 23 that the proposal is under techno‑economic appraisal.
- Andhra Pradesh issued a Rs 92 crore tender on October 6 to prepare the detailed project report, while BRS leader T. Harish Rao accused the Telangana government of inaction and demanded legal steps and a delegation to Delhi.