Telangana and Andhra had been facing water-related issues for a long time and they even urged help from the central government. Now, Union Jal Shakthi Ministry has proposed to hold the Apex Council Meeting with AP and Telangana Chief Ministers on August 25 to resolve disputes between both states pertaining to sharing of waters of Krishna and Godavari rivers. The Union Water Resources Ministry said to have been informed to both the state governments about the proposed date of the meeting of the Apex Council and has sought a response from the Chief Ministers of both states.

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Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat will chair the meeting which has been convened with the Chief Ministers of both the states, through a video conference. It may be recalled here that the earlier proposed meeting of the Council on August 5 was postponed with the request of Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao. While asking the postponement of the meeting the Telangana government asked the Union Minister to convene the meeting to any date after August 20.

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The meeting gains significance in view of the complaints and countercomplaints of both state governments pertaining to irrigation projects in both states regarding Krishna River Management Board and Godavari River Management Board and also the letters of Union Water Resource Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat to both chief ministers. The Union Minister in his letters to the chief ministers of both states made it clear that they cannot take up projects that are not approved by the respective river management boards and the Apex Council.

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