Andhra Pradesh and Telangana agree on Krishna telemetry and KRMB office shift at Jal Shakti meeting
On 16 July 2025 in New Delhi, Union Jal Shakti Minister C R Patil met Andhra Pradesh CM N Chandrababu Naidu and Telangana CM A Revanth Reddy on water issues between the two states.
Summary
Union Jal Shakti Minister C R Patil met Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu and Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy at the Ministry of Jal Shakti on 16 July 2025 to address water issues between the two states. Both states agreed to install telemetry devices for real-time monitoring of water flows in the Krishna Basin, to take immediate steps on maintenance to safeguard the Srisailam dam, and to shift the office of the Krishna River Management Board (KRMB) to Vijayawada/Amaravati. A committee of senior officials and technical experts from both states and the Centre will study the remaining issues.
Key facts
- Date / place
- 16 July 2025, Ministry of Jal Shakti, New Delhi
- Participants
- C R Patil; CMs N Chandrababu Naidu (AP) and A Revanth Reddy (Telangana)
- Agreed 1
- Telemetry for real-time flow monitoring in Krishna Basin
- Agreed 2
- Immediate maintenance to safeguard Srisailam dam
- Agreed 3
- KRMB office to shift to Vijayawada/Amaravati
- Next step
- Joint committee of officials and technical experts
Practice MCQs 3 questions
At the 16 July 2025 meeting chaired by the Union Jal Shakti Minister, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana agreed to install telemetry devices for real-time monitoring of water flows in which basin?
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Correct answer: D — Krishna
PIB (Jal Shakti): both states agreed on the installation of telemetry devices for real-time monitoring of water flows in the Krishna Basin.
Immediate maintenance measures were agreed at the 16 July 2025 AP–Telangana meeting to safeguard which dam?
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Correct answer: B — Srisailam
PIB (Jal Shakti): it was agreed that immediate measures would be taken to address the maintenance issues to safeguard Srisailam dam.
Consider the following statements about the outcomes of the AP–Telangana meeting on 16 July 2025: 1. The office of the Krishna River Management Board will be shifted to Vijayawada/Amaravati. 2. The remaining issues were referred to a tribunal. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 only
PIB (Jal Shakti): both states agreed the KRMB office would be shifted to Vijayawada/Amaravati, so 1 is correct; remaining issues go to a committee of senior officials and technical experts from both states and the Centre, not a tribunal, so 2 is wrong.