Srisailam Water Release Harmful to Region: Rayalaseema Intellectual Forum – The New Indian Express
TIRUPATI: Releasing flood water from Srisailam dam before it even reaches full reservoir level, will be detrimental to irrigation projects in drought-prone Rayalaseema area, organizer M Purushotham Reddy says of the Rayalaseema Intellectual Forum (RIF).
In a press statement on Saturday, the RIF official said the two Telugu states had already started drawing up to 70,000 cusecs of water for power generation. “The discharge of flood waters in the Nagarjuna Sagar project downstream is an injustice to Rayalaseema,” he said.
On the one hand, the discharge of excess water from the upper dams to the Srisailam dam has been stopped. On the other hand, the state government has not focused on maintaining the minimum storage level in the reservoir, he pointed out.
In fact, the government is only expected to start generating electricity after the Srisailam and Nagarjuna Sagar dams are filled. The Telangana government started power generation even before the dam reached minimum storage capacity, he alleged.
The RIF organizer demanded that the government immediately stop the release of flood waters and power generation at the Srisailam Dam. “The Andhra Pradesh government should file a complaint with the Krishna River Management Board (KRMB) against Telangana for illegally drawing water from the Srisailam dam for power generation,” he said.
TIRUPATI: Releasing flood water from Srisailam dam before it even reaches full reservoir level, will be detrimental to irrigation projects in drought-prone Rayalaseema area, organizer M Purushotham Reddy says of the Rayalaseema Intellectual Forum (RIF). In a press statement on Saturday, the RIF official said the two Telugu states had already started drawing up to 70,000 cusecs of water for power generation. “The discharge of flood waters in the Nagarjuna Sagar project downstream is an injustice to Rayalaseema,” he said. On the one hand, the discharge of excess water from the upper dams to the Srisailam dam has been stopped. On the other hand, the state government has not focused on maintaining the minimum storage level in the reservoir, he pointed out. In fact, the government is only expected to start generating electricity after the Srisailam and Nagarjuna Sagar dams are filled. The Telangana government started power generation even before the dam reached minimum storage capacity, he alleged. The RIF organizer demanded that the government immediately stop the release of flood waters and power generation at the Srisailam Dam. “The Andhra Pradesh government should file a complaint with the Krishna River Management Board (KRMB) against Telangana for illegally drawing water from the Srisailam dam for power generation,” he said.
