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Andhra Pradesh
By Our Special Correspondent
When AP raised the issue of unauthorised drawals, the Karnataka Government did not protest, "implying acceptance of the allegation.'' Karnataka has indicated that it will extend all possible cooperation for ensuring better inflows to A.P. Announcing this at a press conference here today in the context of the ongoing battle between farmers of Mahabubnagar and Kurnool for RDS waters, the Major Irrigation Minister, K. Srihari, said works on deepening the pond of the RDS anicut and desilting of the 143-km canal being executed by both Governments were in full swing and they were expected to be completed by August when the canal would be opened and joint patrolling commenced. At the same time, they were demanding that the RDS be brought under the Thungabhadra Board. The Minister said the RDS was more an issue between Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka than of Mahabubnagar and Kurnool farmers but "some political parties'' were trying to politicise it for their own ends. He appealed to such parties and farmers who were "incited by them'' to exercise restraint keeping in view of the "good work being done by the TD Government'' for equitable distribution of waters. Mr. Srihari assured farmers of Mahabubnagar and Kurnool districts that the total ayacut would be fully covered this year "depending on the monsoon.'' Asked how could this be possible, he said 30,000 acres of Mahabubnagar would be attached to the Jurala project through a link canal which was ready. For Kurnool ayacut, there would be more water this year as, impounding with increased storages was being done in the Sunkesula Barrage and the Alaganur Balancing Reservoir. The KC Canal was being supplemented by the Srisailam project whenever necessary. He said, the KC Canal farmers need not fear because the RDS would be surplussed for 200 days in a year, giving sufficient quantum to the Sunkesula-Alaganur systems. There would be no inflows to RDS for 75 days in a year and outflows would be regulated for 90 days. Asked if the three hume pipes (vents) were being closed, he said, a decision regarding closure or continuance of opening would be taken only after a review. For the present, the status quo was being maintained, means opening. Mr. Srihari said the Government had no objection to an all- party meeting on the issue as demanded by the Opposition but it would serve no purpose because there were divergent opinions within a party. In this connection, he came down heavily on some political leaders belonging to Mahabubnagar district, including R. Ravindranath Reddy (TRS) and G. Chinna Reddy (Congress), who, as members of the nine-member legislators' committee on RDS in 1990, in fact, had signed the recommendations to the effect that the hume-pipes "should be closed''. They had changed their colours now, reversing the stand going against the very Palamur interests they were professing, he said.
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