Overview

• Bhatti Vikramarka said Andhra Pradesh’s proposed Banakacherla link should not proceed until the Centre allocates surplus Godavari water between the two states.
• He insisted that water allotments for Indira Sagar, Rajiv Sagar and Devadula projects be finalised first.
• The Central Water Commission and the Environment Ministry’s Expert Appraisal Committee have withheld approvals pending inter-state consent and technical clearance.
• Andhra CM N. Chandrababu Naidu maintains the Banakacherla project will redirect floodwaters that would otherwise flow into the sea to bolster Rayalaseema agriculture.
• Central-led technical panels and telemetry monitoring are reviewing safety and water availability as both states prepare potential legal challenges.