Andhra Pradesh

Krishna Waters Disputes Tribunal yet to issue notification

Express News Service

VIJAYAWADA: On the directions of the Supreme Court, the Krishna Waters Disputes Tribunal (KWDT -II) (Brajesh Kumar Tribunal) has not given gazette notification for its recommendations, said Union Minister of State for Jal Shakti Bisweswar Thuda.In a written reply to the question raised by YSRC MP V Vijaya Sai Reddy in the Rajya Sabha on Monday, he said KWDT-II was constituted in 2004 to resolve the interstate water disputes of Krishna river. In 2011, Andhra Pradesh filed a special leave petition against the states Karnataka and Maharashtra with regard to the Krishna river water sharing and those respective governments filed petitions separately.

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