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Andhra Pradesh
By Our Special Correspondent
In a letter to the Union Minister for Water Resources, Arjun Charan Sethi, on Friday, he argued that the objections raised by Karnataka were clearly considered and responded to by the Krishna Waters Disputes Tribunal (KWDT). He objected to the CWC reopening the issues settled by the tribunal. "The CWC can always discuss the Andhra Pradesh projects but cannot take a decision,'' Mr. Naidu asserted in the four-page letter to the Union Minister. The Chief Minister alleged that the Karnataka Government protested against certain projects of Andhra Pradesh in the Krishna basin with a view to diverting attention "from its violations.'' "Consequently, we have now been advised that the CWC would discuss the issues raised by AP as well as Karnataka in a meeting on June 27,'' he said referring to Karnataka objecting to the Telugu Ganga, Srisailam Left Bank Canal and other projects based on surplus waters. Mr. Naidu pointed out that the objections raised by Karnataka were considered and responded to in the report of the KWDT itself. It was made clear under clarification No. VII that there was no ground for limiting the use of surplus water by A.P. as otherwise it would flow waste into the sea.Notwithstanding this clear exposition, Karnataka filed O.S 1 of 1997 in the Supreme Court wherein it specifically sought an injunction restraining Andhra Pradesh from constructing these projects. The Supreme Court in its order of April 25, 2000, ruled out the question of grating such a relief. Again Karnataka approached the Supreme Court in 2001 seeking the same relief. Subsequently, Karnataka was allowed to withdraw the application by the Supreme Court on the ground that it would approach the Centre for constitution of a tribunal for resolving the dispute. "It is surprising that none of the above facts were brought to the notice of the Deputy Prime Minister in the memorandum submitted by Karnataka. It is amply clear that Karnataka's complaint was to confuse the issue and divert the CWC's attention from the legitimate issues raised by the A.P. Government with regard to the Upper Tunga and Paragodu projects.'' Mr. Naidu sought to remind the Union Minister that during the meeting held with the all-party delegation from Andhra Pradesh, "it was clearly noticed by you that the clearance accorded by the CWC to the Upper Tunga Project, did not seem to be on firm ground and the construction of Paragodu tank on the river Chitravathi is in violation of Rule II of the 1892 agreement.'' The Chief Minister said that with regard to the Upper Tunga, the CWC committed a factual error in determining the utilisation ceiling permitted by Karnataka in the Tungabhadra sub-basin under the KWDT award. Quoting extensively from the award, he said the ceiling on utilisation of Karnataka in the K-8 basin was only 305.86 tmcft and the CWC should have taken note of it, while according clearance to the project. He demanded that the permission be cancelled on these grounds now. Reiterating his Government's stand on Paragodu, he wanted necessary instructions issued to Karnataka to stop the project forthwith.
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