Jun 19, 2025 01:47 AM IST Reddy stated that the state authorities would appoint authorized specialists who specialised in water agreements to battle the authorized battle Telangana chief minister A Revanth Reddy introduced on Wednesday that the state would strategy the Supreme Court to cease the Godavari-Banakcharla hyperlink mission proposed by the Andhra Pradesh authorities. The mission proposes a system to divert water from the Godavari river to the Krishna basin from Polavaram. Chief minister Revanth Reddy (ANI) Speaking to reporters after an all-party MPs assembly, Reddy stated that the state authorities would appoint authorized specialists who specialised in water agreements to battle the authorized battle. “We will take all measures to protect the interests of Telangana. We have also decided to pass a resolution in the state assembly opposing the Godavari-Banakacharla project and send it to the Centre. We will fight this battle unitedly, involving all parties,” the chief minister stated. Reddy blamed Andhra Pradesh’s resolution to go forward with the mission on the earlier Bharat Rashtra Samiti (BRS) regime, led by Ok Chandrashekhar Rao. “In October 2019, KCR and then-Andhra Pradesh chief minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy had held discussions on diverting Godavari waters to the Rayalaseema region. The foundation for the Godavari-Banakacharla project was laid during that meeting,” he stated. He recalled that KCR had promised to assist the diversion of Godavari waters to Rayalaseema. “During the apex council meeting of Union Jal Sakthi ministry held on September 21, 2016, KCR had stated that 3,000 TMC (thousand million cubic feet) of Godavari water was going to waste into the sea every year and that it should be harnessed to provide irrigation to the parched Rayalaseema region,” identified the chief minister. He stated that the data of the Apex Council clearly documented what was stated by whom. “At the time, ministers from Telangana and Andhra Pradesh told the media that discussions had taken place about diverting Godavari water to Rayalaseema,” added the CM. Regardless of politics, Revanth Reddy stated, there can be no compromise with regards to farmers’ pursuits. He stated he had held discussions with opposition events on how one can proceed with the Banakacharla difficulty. Reddy added that there can be no compromise on problems with farmers’ pursuits, no matter politics. BRS Rajya Sabha member Vaddiraju Ravichandra, who attended the all-party assembly, objected to Reddy’s statements and clarified that KCR had spoken protecting Telangana’s pursuits on the time in thoughts. “KCR had only stated there was no objection to diverting Godavari waters to Krishna river, while providing irrigation to the parched lands in Telangana enroute,” he stated, and likewise alleged that the assembly was held with a politically motivated agenda. The all-party MPs’ assembly, held on the state secretariat, was attended by state irrigation minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy, Congress MPs, Renuka Chowdhury, Mallu Ravi, P Balaram Naik, Suresh Shetkar, Kunduru Raghuveer Reddy, Chamal Kiran Kumar Reddy, Anil Kumar Yadav, Raghuram Reddy; BJP MPs D Ok Aruna and M Raghunandan Rao, BRS MP Vaddiraju Ravichandra and AIMIM MP Asaduddin Owaisi.
