Overview

• Telangana’s irrigation minister and chief minister are hosting a 4 p.m. Wednesday meeting of all Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha MPs to present objections and coordinate opposition to the scheme
• The project seeks to redirect 200 TMC of Godavari floodwater from Polavaram through the Krishna basin to Banakacherla, and its pre-feasibility report was submitted to the Central Water Commission on May 22, 2025
• Andhra Pradesh Irrigation Minister Nimmala Ramanaidu argued the plan will use only surplus floodflows and leave upstream states’ tribunal-allocated shares untouched
• Telangana officials maintain the diversion violates the 1980 Godavari Water Disputes Tribunal award and the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, threatening legal recourse if approvals bypass required clearances
• Union Minister G. Kishan Reddy reiterated that the Centre has yet to decide on the report and recommended state leaders engage in dialogue before the commission issues its verdict