Breaking News: Telangana, Maharashtra ink MoU for five irrigation projects

“An inter-state agreement between Telangana and Maharashtra has been entered into by both the governments for sharing of Godavari waters and construction of five barrages. The MoU was exchanged by Telangana and Maharashtra chief ministers K. Chandrasekhar Rao and Devendra Fadnavis respectively at an official programme in Mumbai on 8 March 2016.

Key Facts of the MoU:

a) Setting up of an inter-state water board on Godavari projects will end decades of discord between the two States on utilisation of water in the river Godavari and its tributaries.

b) Of the five barrages, Maharashtra Government will take up construction of Penpahad and Rajapet barrages while Telangana will take up Chanak-Korata across Penganga River.

c) Telangana will also construct Thammidihatti barrage (148 meters height) in Adilabad district across Pranahita a tributary to Godavari and Medigadda barrage (102 meters) in Karimnagar district across Godavari.”

Courtesy: Press Report of India