The NWDA (National Water Development Authority) is planning to hold a special meeting on the 16th of this month to discuss the connection of the Godavari-Kaveri rivers. It is reported that proposals have already been sent to the Central Jal Power Department.
- Discussion on Godavari-Kaveri connection
Hyderabad, May 5 (Namaste Telangana): The NWDA (National Water Development Authority) is planning to hold a special meeting on the 16th of this month to discuss the connection of the Godavari-Kaveri rivers. It is reported that proposals have already been sent to the Central Jal Power Department. The NWDA has already held several meetings with Telangana, Chhattisgarh, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Karnataka and Maharashtra on the connection of the Godavari-Krishna-Penna-Kaveri rivers. Proposals for the connection of the respective rivers and raising objections are ongoing. This led to the central jal power sector. In the past, the states have held a meeting and that they will bring water from the state if they ask for a share of water, and if the states wanted to cooperate with the intra -linking (connectivity inside the state). For that, a special meeting will be held with the secretaries of all states. It has been reported that the central government has been sent to the Department.
The Central Jal Power Department postponed ..
The meeting was postponed by the Union Jal Power Department on the 7th of this month with the states on the Krishna Water Disputes Tribunal-2 award. To this extent the states have been informed. The next meeting date will be revealed soon. The Krishna Water Disputes Tribunal-2 Award was announced in 2010 and the AP approached the Supreme Court in many objections. Against this backdrop, the award is still in effect. Karnataka and Maharashtra have resorted to the court that they are losing water rights in the wake of a long court pending.
