Overview

• Irrigation Secretary Rahul Bojja wrote to the Ministry of Jal Shakti on July 24, arguing the pre-feasibility report breaches the Godavari Water Disputes Tribunal award and the AP Reorganisation Act
• The letter warns that diverting 200 TMC of floodwater and altering Polavaram gate operations could raise total diversions to 650 TMC—far above the 449.78 TMC limit sanctioned by the CWC—and trigger backwater submergence
• Telangana demands Andhra Pradesh secure fresh approvals from the Central Water Commission, Technical Advisory Committee and Apex Council and conduct a comprehensive environmental impact assessment
• Andhra Pradesh’s Water Resources Department told the CWC that the project follows Planning Commission recommendations and 2010 DPR guidelines, relying on surplus monsoon flows and a proposed 152 TMC live storage at Bollapalli Reservoir
• AP said it will supply the CWC with project-wise utilisation figures for existing, ongoing and planned schemes to confirm net water availability under the tribunal award before diversion begins