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The Hindu
12-07-2025
- Business
- The Hindu
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu to visit New Delhi on July 15, 16
Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu is going on a two-day visit to New Delhi from July 15. On his agenda are meetings with several Union Ministers, a business conference hosted by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), and a P.V. Narasimha Rao Memorial event. According to an official release, the focus of Mr. Naidu's tour will be on a wide range of issues, including ongoing projects in the State, securing the release of pending funds under various schemes, and financial assistance for the Polavaram–Banakacherla project, and sorting out certain matters related to the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme. On July 15, Mr. Naidu will meet Union Ministers Amit Shah (Home), Nirmala Sitharaman (Finance), Ashwini Vaishnaw (Railways), C.R. Patil (Jal Shakti), and Mansukh Mandaviya (Labour & Employment), NITI Aayog member V.K. Saraswat, and the Managing Director of Delhi Metro Rail Corporation. He will attend former Prime Minister P.V. Narasimha Rao memorial programme, which is scheduled to be held at the Prime Ministers' Museum & Library. On July 16, he will continue his meetings with the Union Ministers and attend a special discussion organised by the Finance Ministry at the North Block. He will return to Amaravati on July 17 morning.
The Hindu
27-06-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
Godavari-Banakacherla project may compromise Andhra Pradesh's rights over Krishna waters, fears thinkers' forum
A thinkers' forum, Alochanaparula Vedika, has urged Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu to initiate steps to safeguard the State's water rights over the rivers Krishna and Godavari. It has also voiced its objection to the proposed Godavari–Banakacherla scheme, citing the potential risk to Rayalaseema's access to Krishna waters. In a letter addressed to the Chief Minister on Friday, the vedika members, A.B. Venkateswara Rao, T. Lakshminarayana, Kambhampati Papa Rao, and Akkineni Bhavani Prasad, criticised the government for not conducting inclusive consultations on key inter-basin transfer projects, such as the Polavaram–Banakacherla. 'No transparency' 'The government is functioning without transparency, and is not engaging with the opposition parties, civil society, domain experts, or researchers,' they alleged. They also rejected Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy's demand for allocation of 500 tmc ft of Krishna waters and 1,000 tmc ft of Godavari waters to Telangana. Citing legal precedents, the vedika members reminded that the Bachawat Tribunal (1973) and the Brijesh Kumar Tribunal (2013) had already allocated 512.04 tmc ft to Andhra Pradesh and 298.96 tmc ft to Telangana — a settlement accepted by both the States during the first Apex Council meeting, attended by Mr. Naidu and then Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao. 'Dangerous precedent' The vedika also expressed concern over Telangana's recent arguments before the Brijesh Kumar Tribunal, which attempt to invalidate historic allocations to projects such as the Srisailam Right Branch Canal, KC Canal, and the Krishna Delta. 'This can set a dangerous precedent that may benefit the upper riparian States such as Karnataka and Maharashtra at Andhra Preadesh's expense,' they cautioned. On the Godavari–Banakacherla project, the vedika members alleged political motives behind its conception, linking it to past deals involving former Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy and Mr. Chandrashekar Rao. The project, they feared, would compromise Andhra Pradesh's Krishna water rights, particularly for the drought-hit Rayalaseema. Instead, they proposed alternatives, including accelerating the Polavaram–Somasila interlink, completing the ongoing Rayalaseema projects, and protecting the constitutional and tribunal-based entitlements. 'Any dilution of Andhra Pradesh's water rights will have long-term consequences,' the vedika members cautioned. It urged the State government to uphold the interests of Andhra Pradesh through a non-compromising and legally sound approach.
