The Apex Council meeting that was to be organized to sort out the differences between Telangana and Andhra Pradesh over the sharing of Krishna and Godavari river waters has been postponed yet again. The Apex Council meeting was earlier scheduled on August 5 but was postponed on the request of Telangana government. Then, the meeting, which was again scheduled to take place on August 25, was postponed as Union Minister for Jal Shakti, Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, was diagnosed with COVID-19.
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The Union Water Resources Ministry informed the governments of both the Telugu states about the postponement on Sunday. As per the information received earlier by both the states, Shekhawat was scheduled to conduct the meeting through videoconference on August 25. On August 20, Gajendra Singh Shekhawat had tweeted that he had tested positive for coronavirus and was admitted to a hospital. The Minister is the Chairman of the Apex Council formed under Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014. The Chief Ministers of the Telugu states are members of the Council.
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The meeting assumes significance in view of the objections raised by Telangana over Andhra Pradesh going ahead with the Rayalaseema Lift Irrigation Scheme (RLIS) across Krishna river. Telangana has been stating that the project would adversely affect its interests. Andhra Pradesh, on the other hand, had raised objections to six irrigation projects or schemes, including the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Scheme, taken up by Telangana on the Godavari river. Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao stated last week that the state will be taking a tough stand over Andhra Pradesh's objections to the projects across Krishna and Godavari rivers while seeking a halt to the RLIS.