CM wants officials to hold regular discussions with Maha govt. on Tummidihatti barrage

Chief Minister Revanth Reddy during an interaction with Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on the Tummidihatti project in Mumbai in October. | Photo Credit: ANI Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy directed the Irrigation department officials to hold negotiations with the neighbouring Maharashtra government on increasing the height of Tummidihatti barrage on a regular basis.Officials have been directed to be prepared with information pertaining to area that will come under submergence and other details. Steps should be taken to submit information and documents relating to agreements entered into between the two States in the past. The Chief Minister gave the directions during a meeting with senior officials to review the progress achieved in the irrigation projects on Tuesday. The meeting follows the Chief Minister’s recent meeting with his Maharashtra counterpart Devendra Fadnavis in Mumbai where the two States discussed about raising the height of Tummidihatti barrage to 152 metres enabling flow of water through gravity to backward districts like Adilabad.He reiterated the Telangana government’s preparedness to pay appropriate compensation to Maharashtra for the lands that would be submerged if the height of the Tummidihatti barrage was increased to 152 metres. Steps would be taken to ensure that the required funds would be kept in joint account. He reiterated that the Telangana government would not object to any survey that would be conducted by Maharashtra to assess the areas that would be subject to submergence and wanted the Irrigation department officials to be prepared with the information sought by the neighbouring State in this regard. Published - November 03, 2026 06:19 pm IST