Overview

• Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy invited former CM K. Chandrasekhar Rao to request a special Assembly session for a head-to-head debate on the Godavari-Banakacherla river-linking project.
• The cabinet resolved to compile and hand over all documents related to the Kaleshwaram lift irrigation scheme to the Ghose judicial commission by June 30 to address approval and cost questions.
• Information Minister Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy warned the state would protect every drop of its Godavari share and pursue legal action, including a possible Supreme Court petition.
• Andhra Pradesh CM N. Chandrababu Naidu maintained the Polavaram-Banakacherla plan relies solely on surplus floodwaters and does not infringe on Telangana’s riparian rights.
• Opposition BRS leaders accused the Congress government of softening its stance on the river-link project and called for a unified movement to defend Telangana’s water entitlements.