- KR Bharat
- 2025-12-25
Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy is facing sharp criticism over what opposition leaders and experts describe as contradictory and inconsistent statements regarding Telangana’s share of River Krishna waters, raising serious questions about his understanding of irrigation and water-sharing issues.
The Chief Minister’s varying claims on Telangana’s Krishna water allocation — ranging from 763 tmcft to 951 tmcft — have drawn strong reactions from the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS), irrigation experts, and the public.
In June this year, Revanth Reddy demanded that Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu issue a No Objection Certificate (NOC) for using 1,000 tmcft from River Godavari and 500 tmcft from River Krishna. The demand triggered criticism from former Irrigation Minister T. Harish Rao, who accused the Congress government of negligence in safeguarding Telangana’s water interests.
Harish Rao pointed out that Telangana already has Central Water Commission clearances to utilise 946 tmcft of Godavari water, calling the Chief Minister’s demand evidence of poor command over irrigation matters.
The inconsistencies continued in subsequent months. On September 13, Revanth Reddy asserted that Telangana’s share in Krishna waters was 904 tmcft. However, just days later on September 24, he contradicted himself by claiming the share was 763 tmcft. Most recently, the Chief Minister placed a fresh demand before the Brijesh Kumar Tribunal, seeking an allocation of 951 tmcft from the Krishna basin.
BRS working president K.T. Rama Rao (KTR) has repeatedly highlighted these contradictions, accusing the Chief Minister of lacking basic knowledge of river water sharing.
Public criticism has also intensified. Entrepreneur Nayini Anurag Reddy, sharing clippings of the Chief Minister’s statements on social media platform X, questioned the credibility of the government’s demands.
With irrigation and water security being critical issues for the State, the Chief Minister’s shifting claims have fueled concerns over Telangana’s ability to effectively defend its water rights at the national level.
