Chandrababu Naidu calls Godavari-Cauvery interlinking a national project at Tungabhadra dam event
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Chandrababu Naidu calls Godavari-Cauvery interlinking a national project at Tungabhadra dam event

The News Minute··26 Jun

The News Minute reported Naidu spoke at Hospete after 33 new crest gates inauguration with Karnataka's DK Shivakumar and Telangana's A Revanth Reddy as El Nino leaves low inflow into Tungabhadra and Almatti reservoirs.

Prism

What It Means For You

  • Southern states are jointly discussing water sharing.
  • Low reservoir inflows may affect irrigation this year.
  • National river linking remains a long-term policy goal.

What's Happening

  • Naidu called for Godavari-Cauvery interlinking.
  • Three chief ministers met at Tungabhadra dam.
  • 33 new crest gates were inaugurated at Hospete.

Water Context

  • El Nino has reduced upstream inflows.
  • Ken-Betwa linking is cited as a precedent.
  • Dam supplies water to three states.
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