Tungabhadra ‘no‑indent’ charge lands. Show us the file
BRS leaders say Telangana hasn’t pressed its claim on Rajolibanda water; demand Kannepalli pumps be run. The law puts Telangana on the Tungabhadra Board. The paperwork proving who asked for what is the missing exhibit.
The statute provides a seat at the table; the season’s indent remains to be shown.
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Former minister V. Srinivas Goud said on Sunday that the Congress government in Telangana hadn’t even filed an indent for Tungabhadra water—specifically through the Rajolibanda Diversion Scheme—and was letting Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh set the pace. Those are his words at a press meet; the documents behind them were not produced. According to the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014, Telangana is on the Tungabhadra Board and the Board must keep watch on RDS, the High-Level and Low-Level canals. That’s not a claim; it’s the statute.
What the engineering record does show: the Central Water Commission describes RDS as an interstate scheme with a left-flank canal designed for 24 cumecs (about 850 cusecs). Of that, 21.8 cumecs beyond Karnataka was “allotted to Telangana” after reorganisation of the old state. The CWC also records an ultimate potential of 87,500 acres in the then AP area. What it does not show is whether Telangana did or didn’t file an indent this season, or how much water actually reached Telangana fields this month. If there’s a letter, number and date, put it on the table.
The politics won’t wait for the paperwork. Goud alleged the Congress government in Karnataka is moving on Almatti height and Telangana hasn’t objected; he also argued Andhra Pradesh’s planned August 31 ‘Veligonda/Velugodu’ fanfare would be used before the Tribunal. These are allegations, not entries in a government gazette. The KRMB’s own page spells “Velugodu” and lists it within Telugu Ganga; no notice tying any inauguration to a tribunal advantage is on the record we saw.
On the Godavari side, BRS leaders demanded the Kannepalli pumps be switched on to lift from Medigadda. An official Telangana release from April says the state is still working through NDSA recommendations and CWPRS testing at Kaleshwaram. No live flow bulletins or operating orders backing the “switch on now” line were produced at the presser.
The bottom line for Telangana is simple: the law seats us at the Tungabhadra table and the CWC’s own book recognises our canal share beyond Karnataka. If the Congress-run state government pressed that claim, show the indent. If it didn’t, explain why farmers should pay for the paperwork that never left the building. The Congress governments—in Hyderabad and in Karnataka—can spare the slogans; the acre-feet will do.