Additional Krishna Water for Tamil Nadu & Telugu Ganga Project

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister S. Joseph Vijay met Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu and requested the release of additional Krishna river water for Chennai's drinking water needs and to expedite the Godavari-Cauvery linking project.

As per the 1983 Telugu Ganga Agreement, 12 TMC of water should be supplied annually. Currently, only 35% water is available in Chennai's 5 main drinking water reservoirs, making the release of additional water essential.

📚 School Textbook Link: 10th Standard / 12th Standard · Geography / Political Science · 10th Social: Tamil Nadu Water Resources / 12th Pol Sci: Unit 5 (Federalism) · River Water Sharing, Telugu Ganga Project & Article 262

🎯 TNPSC Exam Key Points:

• Year Telugu Ganga Agreement (Telugu Ganga Project) was signed: 1983 (Tamil Nadu CM M.G.R & Andhra Pradesh CM N.T. Rama Rao).
• Amount of water to be supplied annually by Andhra Pradesh Government for Chennai's drinking water as per the agreement: 12 TMC (TMC).
• Border area where Poondi Canal enters Tamil Nadu: Uthukkottai (Zero Point - Tiruvallur district).
• Constitutional Article 262: deals with the adjudication of disputes relating to waters of inter-state rivers and river valleys.
• Year Inter-State River Water Disputes Act was enacted: 1956.
• Year National Water Development Agency (National Water Development Agency - NWDA) was established: 1982 (Headquarters: New Delhi).

📌 KEY FOR TNPSC:

• Date Krishna river water first reached Chennai: September 1996 (Poondi reservoir).
• Article 262(2) enables Parliament to legislate to exclude the Supreme Court's intervention in the orders of river water tribunals.