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AP to challenge Tribunal verdict in SC
AP to Challenge Tribunal Verdict in SC, Krishna Water Disputes Tribunal -2. Addressing media persons here on Saturday, Sudarshan Reddy said that the government exploring all possible ways to stall the verdict
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Hyderabad: “Andhra Pradesh government is not happy with the verdict of the Krishna Water Disputes Tribunal -2 (KWDT). We are planning to approach the apex court on the verdict. The government has decided to convene an all-party meeting for proceeding further on the verdict after the State Cabinet meet,” said the Minister for Major and Medium Irrigation, P Sudarshan Reddy.
Addressing media persons here on Saturday, Sudarshan Reddy said that the government exploring all possible ways to stall the verdict. He said that the government would change the lawyers in the case if necessary, and argue the case more effectively in the Supreme Court. He said that the government would take the opinions of all political parties before proceeding to the apex court.
The Minister said that the Special Leave Petition (SLP) filed by the government in the Supreme Court pertaining to the surplus water-based projects within the basin of Nettempadu, Kalwakurty and Srisailam Left Bank Canal to an extent of 77 tmc ft had been pending. He said that the tribunal award would not be published by the Central government until the SLP was disposed off.
The Krishna Water Dispute Tribunal – 2, which was constituted in April 2004, gave its verdict, taking the water yield of the river for the past 47 years. The Krishna Water Dispute Tribunal -1 took the water yield for 76 years into account for assessing dependability as well as availability of surplus water.
The state government made its claims before the Tribunal- 2 based on the water availability, as assessed by the Krishna Water Disputes Tribunal- 1. But, Karnataka State strongly objected to all the projects that AP had sought to take up, using the surplus waters. The tribunal put the availability of water in the river at 2,173 tmc ft at 75 per cent dependability, and at 2,293 tmc ft on the basis of 65 per cent dependability. The average availability was estimated to be around 2,578 tmc ft.
