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Maharashtra and Telangana today signed three agreements related to irrigation projects, paving the way to solving a long-drawn row over sharing of waters. Chief Ministers Devendra Fadnavis and K Chandrasekha Rao signed the agreements facilitating construction of three barrages with a total storage capacity of 19 tmc (thousand million cubic ft) of water.
When completed, the projects will provide water to 40 lakh acres in Adilabad, Karimnagar, Medak, Nalgonda, Nizamabad and Warangal districts.
While the Medigadda barrage on the river Godavari would have a capacity of 16 tmc, the Tummidihatti (on Pranahita) and Chanakha-Korata barrage (on Penganga) would have storage capacities of 1.85 tmc and 0.85 tmc respectively. Being taken up as part of Kaleswaram project, the Medigadda barrage will help Telangana tap the Godavari water, providing water to 18 lakh acres, according to a press release.
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