Centre calls meeting of Telangana, Andhra CMs on river water disputes

The Centre has called a meeting of the chief ministers of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh in Delhi tomorrow over the river water sharing disputes. The Centre has invited Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy and his Andhra Pradesh counterpart, N. Chandrababu Naidu, to meet in the presence of Union Jal Shakti Minister C. R. Patil. Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister is scheduled to meet Mr Patil at 2.30 pm tomorrow. A statement from the Telangana Chief Minister’s Office said a meeting is scheduled with the Union Jal Shakti Minister in Delhi tomorrow, where Telangana will strongly pursue its water share, seek approvals for ongoing projects, push for allocations, and demand clearances for new projects.