Overview

• Final arguments are slated before the Krishna Water Disputes Tribunal-II in New Delhi on September 23–25, with Irrigation Minister N. Uttam Kumar Reddy attending.
• Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy has directed that comprehensive project records, government orders and memos be submitted to justify the State’s case under equitable distribution.
• The government alleges Andhra Pradesh is diverting Krishna flows via Pothireddypadu and the Rayalaseema Lift Scheme and transferring water through Pattiseema, Pulichintala and Chintalapadu, affecting hydropower generation.
• Telangana officials say updated data have been filed and note the tribunal has acknowledged past injustices to the State in Krishna allocations.
• Some irrigation experts dispute the legal basis for seeking 904 TMC and urge a data-backed focus closer to about 575 TMC against the backdrop of the 811 TMC pool and Telangana’s prior ad hoc allotment of 299 TMC.