Hyderabad, May 7 -- Telangana irrigation minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy urged the Central Water Commission (CWC) to allocate 90 TMC in the Krishna waters for the Palamuru Rangareddy Lift Irrigation Scheme (PRLIS), with an immediate sanction of 45 TMC in its first phase, stating that Telangana had already complied with all procedural and documentation requirements laid down by the CWC.

Reddy met CWC chairman Atul Jain in New Delhi on Wednesday, May 7, and requested the CWC to also allocate 44 TMC for the Sammakka-Sarakka project, noting that all necessary maps and documentation had been submitted.

He also raised critical issues related to inter-state water management, infrastructure safety, and the impact of the Polavaram project's backwat...