Overview

• KWDT-II hearings in New Delhi entered their final phase on September 23, with Telangana delivering concluding arguments through senior advocate S. Vaidyanathan as Irrigation Minister N. Uttam Kumar Reddy attended.
• Telangana’s claim totals 763 TMC, comprising 555 TMC at 75% dependability, 43 TMC at 65% dependability, 120 TMC from average flows, and 45 TMC associated with Godavari diversions.
• The state urged the tribunal to restrain Andhra Pradesh’s outside-basin diversions and to direct reliance on alternative sources so in-basin, drought-prone areas receive priority.
• Reddy said the government will approach the Supreme Court to stop any move to raise Karnataka’s Almatti Dam height, arguing it would reduce downstream availability for Telangana.
• Opposition leaders criticized the government’s response on Almatti, while Reddy accused the previous BRS administration of having accepted only 299 TMC for Telangana, a stance he said has been rejected.