Hyderabad, March 3 -- Chief Minister Revanth Reddy on Monday, March 3, urged the Jal Shakti Minister CR Patil for a fair share of Krishna river to Telangana.

He, along with the state irrigation minister N Uttam Kumar, met Patil in New Delhi, and discussed that the Krishna River basin covers 70 percent in Telangana while 30 percent in Andhra Pradesh. He urged Patil to decide on Andhra Pradesh projects only after finalising the Telangana share. He also appealed to safeguard the interest of both the Telugu speaking states in Krishna and Godavari river water sharing.

The chief minister also brought the Union minister's attention regarding the allocation of 66 percent of water to Andhra and 34 percent to Telangana despite most of the Krishna...